Task Force for tobacco control in Assam

A task force comprising personnel of Guwahati Municipal Corporation and Assam Tobacco Control Cell has been constituted to stop tobacco consumption in the state.
 
GMC's chief health officer Dr Banajit Choudhury today said the task force would visit public establishments like hotels, restaurants, discos, bars, libraries, cultural halls, public buildings etc. for monitoring and compliance of the smoke free law.
 
It has also been decided to advertise in newspapers about the ban on sale of tobacco products to and by minors, sale of tobacco products within 100m of educational institutions and ban on prominent advertisement of tobacco products.
 
The GMC would select some educational institutions to create awareness in the first phase, Choudhury said adding raids would be conducted near some educational institutions for violation of the law and issue anti tobacco message in Property Tax forms and receipts.