Ranchi, June 12 -- A fine of Rs 1000 will be imposed on being caught smoking cigarettes in public places in Jharkhand. President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) (Jharkhand Amendment) Bill, 2021, according to an official statement issued by the Jharkhand Raj Bhavan Secretariat.
The amendment bill was passed by the then Hemant Soren government in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly four years ago. The fine for smoking cigarettes in a public place in the state has a fivefold rise and has been increased from Rs 200 to Rs 1000.
During discussions in the Assembly, then AJSU MLA Lambodar Mahato ...