(a) whether Government has a proposal to introduce rules effecting smoking-free work places;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether areas will be designated in work places for smoking;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the date from which these rules are proposed to be made effective?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE(SMT. PANABAKA LAKSHMI)
(a) to (e): Section 4 of the “The Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of
Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution)
Act, 2003†prohibits smoking in a Public Place which includes public office, libraries,
restaurants, educational institutions, court building, railways waiting room etc.
The provisions of the Act 2003 already prohibit Smoking in Public Places.
The Government is in the process of framing rules, to further improve implementation of the
legal provisions to ensure that there is no smoking in Public Places including Work places.