Tobacco has moved being a legal product to a partially legal product. Selling and/or trading in tobacco is now legal only if it is manufactured, traded and sold within the guidelines framed by the legislation. |
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Any School/College/Institutes or any other institute recognized or registered with any government body so empowered comes within the definition of educational institute. As a minimum, all educational institutes must adhere to the tobacco control law. It is expected that educational institutes regularly conduct activities to sensitise the youngsters on the tobacco issues. |
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There are no separate guidelines for private organisation/offices. All guidelines as applicable to public offices are also applicable to private offices and organisation. Any place visited by the public whether owned by government or private commercial organization is a public place and so smoking is not allowed there. |
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All public offices and organisations must comply with the statutory guidelines and have to keep their compounf free from tobacco smoke. In their own interest, all responsible organisation should promote smoke-free policy for their employees. |
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Hotels and Restaurants are the places where people come for leisure, enjoyment and for unwinding. (And not for getting exposed to poisonous and cancer causing gases and/or for increasing their risk of disease and disability)
People come to have good healthy and hygenic food in good ambience. Keeping the indoor environment clean, hygenic and healthy is the responsibility of the Hotels and Restaurants. The president of "Chandigarh Hotel and Restaurant Association," Mr. Manmohan Singh, puts the concept in the right words when he said, "Hotel and restaurants are in the business of promoting health; providing healthy food and ambience and will never expose their customer to something which cause disease, disability and death." The law provides that the hotels and restaurants be free from any kind of tobacco smoke. |
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Tobacco control law requires full participation and cooperation of people in general and the success of smoke-free policies around the world depend on the active participation of the people |
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