Lok Sabha Question No. 3314 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Ban on Tobacco Consumption
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Prataprao  Jadhav, Anupriya Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3314 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH MARCH, 2020

## BAN ON TOBACCO CONSU MPTION

## 3314. SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV: SHRIMATI ANUPRIYA PATEL:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any studies have been conducted about the harmful effects of tobacco in India the details thereof;
- (b) whether any studies have also been conducted by the Government about the harmful effects of electronic nicotine delivery system, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is considering to impose complete ban on tobacco products, sim to the ban on e - cigarettes and electr onic nicotine delivery system; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  by  which  such  a  decision  is  likel taken/implemented?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): Many studies have been conducted worldwide including in India about the harmful effe of tobacco. These studies have confirmed that tobacco is a major cause of premature deat is  a  major  risk  factor  for  various  non -commu icable  diseases  like  cancer, cardio - vascular diseases, stroke, lung diseases, sudden infant death syndrome, impotence etc. Various have also suggested that forty percent of the tuberculosis burden in India may be attri smoking.

Tobacco smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals, and at least 69 of them have been identified as carcinogens. There are 3095 chemical components in smokeless tobacco prod (including gutkha), among them 28 are proven carcinogen. The major and most abundant gro of carcinogens is the toba cco- specific N - nitrosamines (TSNA). As per the estimates given in the 2 nd round of Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS - 2) report (2016 - 17), mortality due to tobacco in India is estimated at upwards of 1.3 million.

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As per the Report on 'Economic Burden of Tobacco Related Diseases in India', the total economic costs attributable to tobacco use from all diseases in India in the year 2011 fo aged 35 - 69 amounted to Rs. 1,04,500 crores. (b): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi, the apex body in the field of biomedical  research  released  'White  Paper  on  Electronic  Nicotine  Delivery  System'  on 31.05.2019. Uses of ENDS or e - cigarettes have documented adverse effects on humans which include DNA damage; carcinogenesis; cellular, molecular and immunological respiratory, cardiovascular and neurological disorders and adverse impact on foetal devel and pregnancy. (c ) & ( d): There is ban on food products containing tobacco or nicotine, such as Gutkha, under the Food Safety Regulations issued in 2011 under the Food Safety & Standards Act, 2006 currently there is no such proposal to impose complete ban on tobacco completely. Howe under COTPA, 2003, there is prohibition of smoking in public places, ban on sale of cigarette or any other tobacco product to and by persons below the age of eighteen years, ban on s cigarette or any other tobacco product within 100 yards of educational institutions and promotion/advertisement of cigarettes or any other tobacco products.

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