Respected sir/madam,
Kind attention :-
1. General public.
2. All manufacturers and exporters of tobacco and its products.
3. All enforcement agencies in India.
4. All Govt. and NGOs in India.
5. Electronic and print media.
CHENNAI: Member of Parliament, Dr.Anbumani Ramadoss, on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day on May 31, recommended that the government increase the taxed levied on tobacco products.
He expressed concern over the rising percentage of women smokers, citing that over 11 percent of Indian women use tobacco products.
Current, 9 % tax is levied for beedi and 38% tax for cigarettes, he noted in his recommendations. But this is not adequate to discourage the use of tobacco products. So the percentage of tax must be increased.
Over 10 lakh people die every year in India due to the use of tobacco, he declared. There is a need to make a stringent implementation of the Prevention of Tobacco act. Particularly, smoking must be banned within 100 metres of schools and colleges.