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Rajasthan bans gutka, plans fines up to
Rs.10 lakh
Wednesday July 18, 2012 06:25:49 PM,
IANS
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Jaipur: Rajasthan
Wednesday banned the production, sales and storage of gutka
(tobacco-laced paan masala), the fifth state in the country to do
so, and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot warned of strong action to
enforce it. Violators will be fined between Rs.25,000 to Rs.10
lakh, he said.
The decision to this effect was taken at the cabinet meeting
headed by the Gehlot here. Rajasthan has become fifth state in the
country after Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Himachal
Pradesh.
"We will take strong steps and action to enforce the ban," the
chief minister told reporters here after the cabinet decision.
"However, he admitted that the ban will not solve the problem
completely. It requires the cooperation of the public," he said.
Gehlot said that the decision is expected to cause a revenue loss
of around Rs.125 crore to the state exchequer.
The chief minister said that violation of ban would attract a fine
ranging from Rs.25,000 to Rs.10 lakh.
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