Lok Sabha Question No. 1775 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Smoking Free Public Transport
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1775 ANSWERED ON  28 TH  DECEMBER, 2017

## SMOKING FREE PUBLIC TRANSPORT

## 1775.  SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether under the provision of COTPA all means of public transport are smoking-free and  display  the  No  Smoking  signage  including  private  taxi  aggregators  like  OLA, Uber as required by law;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  any  directions have been given by the Government  to  all the State Governments  to  comply  with  Section  4  and  5  of  the  COTPA  in  respect  of  State transport including bus panels, bus stands and premises, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reason for the same;
- (d) the number of cases that have been reported for non-compliance of COTPA and the action  taken against them State-wise during the last three  years;
- (e) whether any policy has been made to display anti-tobacco messages on the Transport Department properties including bus panels, bus stands, bus tickets and inside / outside metros and metro stations for the public health and welfare; and
- (f) if  so,  the details thereof and if not, reasons for the same and the time by which it is likely to be made?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI  MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

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(a) & (b): As per Section-4 read with Section 3(l) of Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and  Distribution)  Act,  2003  (COTPA,  2003),  no  person  shall  smoke  in  any  public  place which  includes  auditorium,  hospital  buildings,  railway  waiting  room,  amusement  centres, restaurants, public offices, court buildings, educational institutions, libraries, public conveyances and the like which are visited by general public but does not include any open space.

(c)  &  (d):  The  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare  has  written  to  the  State  Transport Commissioners/Secretaries to ensure compliance with the provisions under COTPA.

The  onus  of  enforcing  various  provisions  of  COTPA,  2003  lies  with  the  States/Union Territories.

As per the information received from  States, the details of the cases reported for noncompliance of various  provisions under COTPA and action taken for the same during the last three years are at Annexures I-III .

(e) & (f): No such specific policy has been made. However, the stakeholders are being made aware on a regular basis about the adverse effects of tobacco usage on health through various anti-tobacco campaigns vide different modes of communication including TV, Radio, Print media, social media, films and modes of transportation, etc.

## Annexure-I

Status of the number of people fined/challaned and amount collected under Section-4, Section-5, Section-6(a), Section-6(b) and Section-7 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (COTPA, 2003) for the period from April 2014 to March 2015

(As per the information received from the States/Union Territories)

| States        | Section-4                         | Section-4                         | Section-5            | Section-5                 | Section-6(a)         | Section-6(a)              | Section-6(b)         | Section-6(b)              | Section-7            | Section-7                 |
|---------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
|               | No. of persons fined              | Amount collected (in Rs.)         | No. of persons fined | Amount collected (in Rs.) | No. of persons fined | Amount collected (in Rs.) | No. of persons fined | Amount collected (in Rs.) | No. of persons fined | Amount collected (in Rs.) |
| Assam         | 575                               | 106550                            | -                    | -                         | 41                   | 5300                      | 29                   | 7050                      | -                    | -                         |
| Bihar         | 1107                              | 180830                            | 0                    | 0                         | 176                  | 16110                     | 41                   | 1150                      | 0                    | 0                         |
| Goa           | 1862                              | 212735                            | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | 15                   | 2900                      | -                    | -                         |
| Gujarat       | 11360                             | 616205                            | 921                  | 63800                     | 4001                 | 716320                    | 4001                 | 716320                    | -                    | -                         |
| Karnataka     | 127163                            | 15972122                          | 177                  | -                         | 3089                 | 617800                    | 943                  | 188600                    | 378                  | -                         |
| Kerala        | 90396                             | 16638400                          | 316                  | 43700                     | 1052                 | 718750                    | 2880                 | 1415500                   | 606                  | 289400                    |
| Mizoram       | 586                               | 47,911                            | 0                    | 0                         | 0                    | 0                         | 1                    | 200                       | 83                   | 0                         |
| Nagaland      | 339                               | 64,260                            | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         |
| Uttar Pradesh | 657                               | 82572                             | 0                    | 0                         | 0                    | 0                         | 0                    | 0                         | 0                    | 0                         |
| Uttarakhand   | 2650                              | 79230                             | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         |
| Delhi         | 2677                              | *298760                           | -                    | -                         | @441                 | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         |
| Punjab        | *25247                            | *1384998                          | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         |
| Odisha #      | 6385                              | 558660                            | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         |
| Rajasthan #   | 5330                              | 618419                            | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         |
| Tamil Nadu#   | 18138                             | 2297890                           | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         |
| Total         | 294472                            | 39159542                          | 1414                 | 107500                    | 8800                 | 2074280                   | 7910                 | 2331720                   | 1067                 | 289400                    |
| Grand Total   | No. of Violations:                | No. of Violations:                | 288416               | 288416                    | 288416               | 288416                    | 288416               | 288416                    | 288416               | 288416                    |
|               | Total Challan Collected (in Rs.): | Total Challan Collected (in Rs.): | 42278684             | 42278684                  | 42278684             | 42278684                  | 42278684             | 42278684                  | 42278684             | 42278684                  |

* Total number of persons fined/amount collected under Section-4 and Section-6 of COTPA, 2003 collectively. # Total number of persons fined/amount collected under Section-4, Section-5, Section-6(a), Section-6(b) and Section-7 of COTPA, 2003 collectively. @Total number of persons fined under Section-6(a) and Section-6(b) of COTPA, 2003 collectively.

## Brief details of the above Sections under COTPA, 2003:-

-  Section 4: Ban on smoking in public places- to protect the health of non-smokers from harmful effects of tobacco smoke (second hand smoke).
-  Section 5: Ban on direct/indirect advertisement of tobacco products including sponsorship and promotion.
-  Section - 6a: Ban on sale of tobacco products to and by minors (less than 18 years of age).
-  Section - 6b: Ban on sale of tobacco products within 100 yards of educational institutions.
-  Section - 7: Display of specified health warnings on tobacco products packages.

Annexure-II Status of the number of people fined/challaned and amount collected under Section-4, Section-5, Section-6(a), Section-6(b) and Section-7 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (COTPA, 2003) for the period from April 2015 to March 2016 (As per the information received from the States/Union Territories)

| States            | Section-4                         | Section-4                         | Section-5            | Section-5                 | Section-6(a)         | Section-6(a)              | Section-6(b)         | Section-6(b)              | Section-7            | Section-7                 |
|-------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
|                   | No. of persons fined              | Amount collected (in Rs.)         | No. of persons fined | Amount collected (in Rs.) | No. of persons fined | Amount collected (in Rs.) | No. of persons fined | Amount collected (in Rs.) | No. of persons fined | Amount collected (in Rs.) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 11                                | 2200                              | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | 2                    | 400                       | -                    | -                         |
| Assam             | 1013                              | 176878                            | 9                    | 5000                      | 333                  | 56780                     | 262                  | 52532                     | -                    | -                         |
| Bihar             | 1143                              | 190275                            | 0                    | 0                         | 272                  | 20760                     | 0                    | 20                        | 0                    | 0                         |
| Goa               | 4028                              | 807950                            | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | 46                   | 6300                      | -                    | -                         |
| Gujarat           | 27685                             | 1676073                           | 2250                 | 155850                    | 4031                 | 666305                    | 4031                 | 666305                    | -                    | -                         |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 21131                             | 1812610                           | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         |
| Karnataka         | 149519                            | 20945363                          | 89                   | -                         | 1616                 | 323200                    | 353                  | 70600                     | 58                   | -                         |
| Kerala            | 162151                            | 31331300                          | 216                  | 31900                     | 746                  | 708954                    | 3343                 | 1235236                   | 432                  | 20600                     |
| Mizoram           | 745                               | 61,700                            | 0                    | 0                         | 0                    | 0                         | 1                    | 200                       | 79                   | 0                         |
| Nagaland          | 126                               | 26,022                            | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 9378                              | 1134363                           | 0                    | 0                         | 0                    | 0                         | 0                    | 0                         | 0                    | 0                         |
| Uttarakhand       | 699                               | 53315                             | -                    | -                         | 22                   | 2260                      | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         |
| Delhi             | 902                               | *155660                           | -                    | -                         | @141                 | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         |
| Punjab            | *20910                            | *1216314                          | 5                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | 2                    | 2000                      |
| Odisha #          | 4201                              | 393592                            | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         |
| Andhra Pradesh#   | 1569                              | 191190                            | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         |
| Sikkim#           | 215                               | 30700                             | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         |
| Total             | 405426                            | 60205505                          | 2569                 | 192750                    | 7161                 | 1778259                   | 8038                 | 2031593                   | 571                  | 22600                     |
| Grand Total       | No. of Violations:                | No. of Violations:                | 423765               | 423765                    | 423765               | 423765                    | 423765               | 423765                    | 423765               | 423765                    |
|                   | Total Challan Collected (in Rs.): | Total Challan Collected (in Rs.): | 64230707             | 64230707                  | 64230707             | 64230707                  | 64230707             | 64230707                  | 64230707             | 64230707                  |

* Total number of persons fined/amount collected under Section-4 and Section-6 of COTPA, 2003 collectively. # Total number of persons fined/amount collected under Section-4, Section-5, Section-6(a), Section-6(b) and Section-7 of COTPA, 2003 collectively (upto September, 2015, except for Odisha). @Total number of persons fined under Section-6(a) and Section-6(b) of COTPA, 2003 collectively.

## Brief details of the above Sections under COTPA, 2003:-

-  Section 4: Ban on smoking in public places- to protect the health of non-smokers from harmful effects of tobacco smoke (second hand smoke).
-  Section 5: Ban on direct/indirect advertisement of tobacco products including sponsorship and promotion.
-  Section - 6a: Ban on sale of tobacco products to and by minors (less than 18 years of age).
-  Section - 6b: Ban on sale of tobacco products within 100 yards of educational institutions.
-  Section - 7: Display of specified health warnings on tobacco products packages.

## Annexure-III

Status of the number of people fined/challaned and amount collected under Section-4, Section-5, Section-6(a), Section-6(b) and Section-7 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (COTPA, 2003) for the period from April 2016 to March 2017

(As per the information received from the States/Union Territories

| States            | Section-4            | Section-4                 | Section-5            | Section-5                 | Section-6(a)         | Section-6(a)              | Section-6(b)         | Section-6(b)              | Section-7            | Section-7                 |
|-------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
|                   | No. of persons fined | Amount collected (in Rs.) | No. of persons fined | Amount collected (in Rs.) | No. of persons fined | Amount collected (in Rs.) | No. of persons fined | Amount collected (in Rs.) | No. of persons fined | Amount collected (in Rs.) |
| Assam             | 271                  | 67890                     | 41                   | 12550                     | 58                   | 11500                     | 396                  | 79690                     | 47                   | 15750                     |
| Bihar             | 1847                 | 279435                    | -                    | -                         | 505                  | 30450                     | 0                    | 0                         | 0                    | 0                         |
| Goa               | 2459                 | 479300                    | 2                    | 400                       | -                    | -                         | 36                   | 4900                      | -                    | -                         |
| Gujarat           | 53483                | 3997025                   | 2669                 | 198900                    | 4906                 | 858120                    | 4906                 | 858120                    | -                    | -                         |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 18136                | 1503520                   | -                    | -                         | 1                    | 150                       | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         |
| Jharkhand         | 13                   | 1265                      | 0                    | 0                         | 21                   | 3250                      | 05                   | 800                       | 0                    | 0                         |
| Karnataka         | 146832               | 16051276                  | 252                  | -                         | 1858                 | 371600                    | 261                  | 52200                     | 27                   | -                         |
| Kerala            | 134906               | 27266600                  | 23                   | 22800                     | 405                  | 259000                    | 1714                 | 768850                    |                      |                           |
| Mizoram           | 961                  | 66,360                    | 0                    | 0                         | 30                   | 1340                      | 0                    | 0                         | 10                   | 0                         |
| Nagaland          | 154                  | 30,060                    | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | 58                   | 11460                     | -                    | -                         |
| Puducherry        | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | 73                   | 17800                     | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 2250                 | 198096                    | 121                  | 54500                     | 71                   | 11420                     | 67                   | 10700                     | 865                  | 883700                    |
| Uttarakhand       | 731                  | 99650                     | -                    | -                         | 115                  | 20350                     | 2                    | 400                       | -                    | -                         |
| Delhi             | 2010                 | *713150                   | -                    | -                         | @611                 | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         |
| Punjab            | *25255               | *1386717                  | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         |
| Odisha #          | 5542                 | 520480                    | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         | -                    | -                         |
| Total             | 394850               | 52660824                  | 3108                 | 289150                    | 8654                 | 1584980                   | 7445                 | 1787120                   | 949                  | 899450                    |

Grand Total

No. of Violations:

415006

Total Challan Collected (in Rs.):

57221524

* Total number of persons fined/amount collected under Section-4 and Section-6 of COTPA, 2003 collectively.

# Total number of persons fined/amount collected under Section-4, Section-5, Section-6(a), Section-6(b) and Section-7 of COTPA, 2003 collectively.

@Total number of persons fined under Section-6(a) and Section-6(b) of COTPA, 2003 collectively.

## Brief details of the above Sections under COTPA, 2003:-

-  Section 4: Ban on smoking in public places- to protect the health of non-smokers from harmful effects of tobacco smoke (second hand smoke).
-  Section 5: Ban on direct/indirect advertisement of tobacco products including sponsorship and promotion.
-  Section - 6a: Ban on sale of tobacco products to and by minors (less than 18 years of age).
-  Section - 6b: Ban on sale of tobacco products within 100 yards of educational institutions.
-  Section - 7: Display of specified health warnings on tobacco products packages.

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