NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh led in the number of violations of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products(Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and
Commerce, Production, Supply and
Distribution) Act, 2003 (COTPA) with
prosecution of 71,705 persons and collection
of Rs 52,83,948 as fine between April 2012
and September last year.
Parliament was informed by Health Minister
Harshvardhan that the enforcement of COTPA
is the responsibility of the states.
Of the 21 states for which data was available,
six had not reported any cases during this
period. Only four states exceeded the
prosecution/challan of more than 10,000
persons.
In Tamil Nadu, a total of 26,081 persons were
prosecuted and a sum of Rs 27,73,750 was
collected as fine. Karnataka had 19,030
prosecutions resulting in collection of Rs 19,
58,724 as fine, while Rajasthan had 12,891
prosecutions and Rs 13,51,314 as fine.
COTPA Amendment Rules 2011 were notified in
August 2011. These rules mandate prohibition
of sale of tobacco products to and by persons
below the age of eighteen years and recovery
of fine thereon by the authorised officers.
The then health secretary in August last
year had written to all the chief secretaries and
director generals of police in states/union
territories for implementing the rules related
to regulation of advertisements at points of
sale.
Based upon the request of Health & Family
Welfare Ministry, the then home secretary in
May this year sent an advisory to the director
generals of police in states /union territories to
incorporate COTPA as one of the agenda items
in the monthly crime review meetings at the
district level.
In June this year, then Health
Ministry additional secretary wrote to all the
chief secretaries and administrators in states /
union territories to make compliance to COTPA
a necessary condition in the licenses being
issued to eating house and restaurants.
Meanwhile, the Health Minister said in reply to
another question that multimedia campaigns
are implemented for behaviour change on
mass media supported by outdoor media such
as hoardings, bus panels, information kiosks,
folk performances and exhibition vans for
creating awareness and demand generation at
service centres/facilities across the country
among general population on services being
provided to prevent AIDS. http://www.indiantelevision.com/mam/marketing/only-6-out-of-21-states-didn-t-violate-anti-tobacco-ad-laws-in-2012-13-140802
Commerce, Production, Supply and
Distribution) Act, 2003 (COTPA) with
prosecution of 71,705 persons and collection
of Rs 52,83,948 as fine between April 2012
and September last year.
Parliament was informed by Health Minister
Harshvardhan that the enforcement of COTPA
is the responsibility of the states.
Of the 21 states for which data was available,
six had not reported any cases during this
period. Only four states exceeded the
prosecution/challan of more than 10,000
persons.
In Tamil Nadu, a total of 26,081 persons were
prosecuted and a sum of Rs 27,73,750 was
collected as fine. Karnataka had 19,030
prosecutions resulting in collection of Rs 19,
58,724 as fine, while Rajasthan had 12,891
prosecutions and Rs 13,51,314 as fine.
COTPA Amendment Rules 2011 were notified in
August 2011. These rules mandate prohibition
of sale of tobacco products to and by persons
below the age of eighteen years and recovery
of fine thereon by the authorised officers.
The then health secretary in August last
year had written to all the chief secretaries and
director generals of police in states/union
territories for implementing the rules related
to regulation of advertisements at points of
sale.
Based upon the request of Health & Family
Welfare Ministry, the then home secretary in
May this year sent an advisory to the director
generals of police in states /union territories to
incorporate COTPA as one of the agenda items
in the monthly crime review meetings at the
district level.
In June this year, then Health
Ministry additional secretary wrote to all the
chief secretaries and administrators in states /
union territories to make compliance to COTPA
a necessary condition in the licenses being
issued to eating house and restaurants.
Meanwhile, the Health Minister said in reply to
another question that multimedia campaigns
are implemented for behaviour change on
mass media supported by outdoor media such
as hoardings, bus panels, information kiosks,
folk performances and exhibition vans for
creating awareness and demand generation at
service centres/facilities across the country
among general population on services being
provided to prevent AIDS. http://www.indiantelevision.com/mam/marketing/only-6-out-of-21-states-didn-t-violate-anti-tobacco-ad-laws-in-2012-13-140802
