Lok Sabha Question No. 21 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-02
Subject: Prohibition of e-Cigarettes Act, 2019
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 21 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND FEBRUARY 2024

## PROHIBITION OF E-CIGARETTES ACT, 2019

## 21: SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

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

- (a) whether the Government is taking steps for compliance with provisions of Prohibition of E-Cigarettes Act, 2019 (PECA);
- b) if so, the details of the cases of violations of PECA reported during the last two years and the current year, State/UT-wise and year-wise;
- (c) the details of the penalty imposed on the people for violations of PECA and the amount of fines collected during the last two years and the current year, State/UT-wise and year-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has taken/proposed to take any steps to ensure effective compliance with PECA 2019; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (PROF. S.P. SINGH BAGHEL)

(a) to (e): ' The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale, distribution, storage and advertisement) Act (PECA)', 2019 has been enacted by the Government of India on 5 th December, 2019 to prohibit electronic-cigarettes and like devices and same was communicated to all States/UTs for its implementation. A Public Notice was also issued Pan India for effective compliance of the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale, distribution, storage and advertisement) Act, 2019. The enforcement of the Act lies with the States and Union Territories. An Expert Committee has been constituted to review the online complaints of violations reported for effective implementation/compliance & monitoring. The details of the cases of violations of PECA, 2019 as reported by the States/UTs during the 2022-23 and 2023 -24 is at Annexure .

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## Annexure

## LS US PQ NO. 21

|      |                             | 2022-2023                | 2022-2023                 | 2022-2023             | 2023-2024                | 2023-2024                 | 2023-2024             |
|------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
| S.no | States/UT's                 | No. of cases(Violations) | Stocks seized (in number) | Value of stocks (INR) | No. of cases(Violations) | Stocks seized (in number) | Value of stocks (INR) |
| 1    | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     |
| 2    | ANDHRA PRADESH              | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     |
| 3    | ARUNACHAL PRADESH           | 5                        | 101                       | 400                   | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     |
| 4    | ASSAM                       | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     |
| 5    | BIHAR                       | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     |
| 6    | CHANDIGARH                  | 3                        | 141                       | 24395                 | 1                        | 1                         | 3500                  |
| 7    | CHHATTISGARH                | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     | 0                        | 2                         | 2                     |
| 8    | DELHI                       | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     |
| 9    | GOA                         | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     |
| 10   | GUJARAT                     | 2                        | 8                         | 49250                 | 15                       | 79                        | 243600                |
| 11   | HARYANA                     | 2                        | 500                       | 875000                | 1                        | 226                       | 33900                 |
| 12   | HIMACHAL PRADESH            | 3                        | 148                       | 0                     | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     |
| 13   | JAMMU DIVISION              | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     |
| 14   | JHARKHAND                   | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     |
| 15   | KARNATAKA                   | 4                        | 74                        | 50530                 | 3                        | 3811                      | 947000                |
| 16   | KASHMIR DIVISION            | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     |
| 17   | KERALA                      | 3                        | 3985                      | 0                     | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     |
| 18   | LADAKH                      | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     |
| 19   | LAKSHADWEEP                 | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     |
| 20   | MADHYA PRADESH              | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     | 17                       | 182                       | 475500                |
| 21   | MAHARASHTRA                 | 0                        | 0                         | 47710                 | 108                      | 93                        | 9824715               |
| 22   | MANIPUR                     | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     |
| 23   | MEGHALAYA                   | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     |
| 24   | MIZORAM                     | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     |
| 25   | NAGALAND                    | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     | 0                        | 0                         | 0                     |

| 26    | ODISHA                                      |   0 |    0 |       0 |   2 |   700 |    13000 |
|-------|---------------------------------------------|-----|------|---------|-----|-------|----------|
| 27    | PUDUCHERRY                                  |   0 |    0 |       0 |   2 |     0 |        0 |
| 28    | PUNJAB                                      |   4 |    4 |       4 |   0 |     0 |        0 |
| 29    | RAJASTHAN                                   |   7 |   45 |       0 |   0 |     0 |        0 |
| 30    | SIKKIM                                      |   0 |    0 |       0 |   0 |     0 |        0 |
| 31    | TAMILNADU                                   |   0 |    0 |       0 |   0 |     0 |        0 |
| 32    | TELANGANA                                   |   0 |    0 |       0 |   6 |     5 |   200000 |
| 33    | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMANAND DIU |   1 |   10 |       0 |   0 |     0 |        0 |
| 34    | TRIPURA                                     |   0 |    0 |       0 |   0 |     0 |        0 |
| 35    | UTTAR PRADESH                               |   0 |  405 | 1500000 |   0 |     0 |        0 |
| 36    | UTTARAKHAND                                 |   0 |    0 |       0 |   0 |     0 |        0 |
| 37    | WESTBENGAL                                  |   0 |    0 |       0 |   1 |     0 |        0 |
| Total | Total                                       |  34 | 5421 | 2547289 | 156 |  5099 | 11741217 |

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