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03-December-2019 13:28 IST
Implementation of Smoking Ban at Public Places

Section (4) of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (COTPA 2003) prohibits smoking in public places provided that in a hotel having thirty rooms or a restaurant having seating capacity of thirty persons or more and in the airports, a separate provision for smoking area or space may be made.

 

The enforcement of provisions of COTPA, 2003 and Rules made thereunder primarily lies with the States/Union Territories. For effective implementation of this Section, Central Government has notified authorized officers from various Departments and also advised States/Union Territories, from time to time, for strict compliance of COTPA, 2003.

 

As per the information received from States/Union Territories, the number of persons fined and amount of fine collected for violation of the provisions of Sections 4 & 6 of COTPA, 2003 during the last three years is given below:

 

Status of the number of people fined/challaned and amount collected for violation of Sections -4 & 6 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 last three years

 

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

 

2016-17

 

States/UTs

Section-4

Section-6(a)

Section-6(b)

 

No.

of persons fined

Amount collected (in Rs.)

No.

of persons fined

Amount collected (in Rs.)

No.

of persons fined

Amount collected (in Rs.)

Andhra Pradesh

4850

599970

0

0

0

0

Arunachal Pradesh

8

1600

0

0

2

400

Assam

271

67,890

58

11,500

396

79,690

Bihar

1893

285445

590

33605

0

0

Chandigarh

443

208800

0

0

0

0

Chhattisgarh

81

15780

10

2250

0

0

Delhi

1727

313015

1211

399595

635

203210

Gujarat

63020

4696500

5504*

956870*

5504*

956870*

Haryana

3879

302214

0

0

4

800

Himachal Pradesh

46258

75,52,000

0

0

0

0

Jammu and Kashmir

628

47595

05

150

53

4950

Jharkhand

112

15974

51

10200

0

0

Karnataka

19235

2075581

88

13850

209

31570

Kerala

162606

33893900

714

445850

3786

1137800

Madhya Pradesh

11

640

0

0

0

0

Maharashtra

715^

109480^

715^

109480^

715^

109480^

Mizoram

961

66,360

30

1,340

0

0

Nagaland

0

0

0

0

229

43,850

Puducherry

0

0

73

17800

0

0

Punjab

26909~

1515062~

26909~

1515062~

26909~

1515062~

Rajasthan

186488~

2859396

186488~

220305

186488~

10250

Sikkim

38

4650

15

3000

13

2150

Tamil Nadu

17194

3001980

1272

279050

2790

519540

Telangana

3293

3293

0

0

0

0

Uttar Pradesh

3277

308701

74

11920

67

10700

Uttarakhand

731

99650

115

20350

0

0

 

 

2017-18

 

States/UTs

Section-4

Section-6(a)

Section-6(b)

 

No.

of persons fined

Amount collected (in Rs.)

No.

of persons fined

Amount collected (in Rs.)

No.

of persons fined

Amount collected (in Rs.)

Andhra Pradesh

2313

287150

0

0

0

0

Arunachal Pradesh

4

800

0

0

4

800

Assam

230

43232

39

10300

256

41,238

Bihar

2091

328825

483

47942

0

0

Chandigarh

3776

755200

0

0

0

0

Chhattisgarh

942

170910

148

25120

10

620

Delhi

4311

928980

771

273250

256

111300

Gujarat

66345

5081763

4816*

805315*

4816*

805315*

Haryana

3017

199262

0

0

0

0

Himachal Pradesh

36120

37,35,203

0

0

0

0

Jammu and Kashmir

447

29580

02

200

0

0

Jharkhand

650

93563

276

55200

45

9000

Karnataka

33226

2975547

1546

185870

948

109325

Kerala

110028

21277150

657

373750

3513

514080

Madhya Pradesh

191

14880

3

300

4

200

Maharashtra

4249

338670

380

64528

117

21070

Mizoram

445

27,500

35

1,750

13

2,600

Nagaland

0

0

0

0

129

25,740

Puducherry

0

0

25

3800

0

0

Punjab

25139~

1546895~

25139~

1546895~

25139~

1546895~

Rajasthan

20027~

1530216

20027~

87290

20027~

11280

Sikkim

27

4400

05

800

14

2450

Tamil Nadu

15499

2702155

1024

219250

4058

837750

Telangana

3293

580010

0

0

0

0

Uttar Pradesh

1310

131458

77

14590

22

4200

Uttarakhand

1541

85946

9

1200

1

100

 

 

2018-19

 

States/UTs

Section-4

Section-6(a)

Section-6(b)

 

No.

of persons fined

Amount collected (in Rs.)

No.

of persons fined

Amount collected (in Rs.)

No.

of persons fined

Amount collected (in Rs.)

Andhra Pradesh

961

158730

0

0

0

0

Arunachal Pradesh

5

1000

0

0

1

200

Assam

27

148

0

0

62

4240

Bihar

555

62796

130

950

138

2400

Chandigarh

1511

302200

0

0

0

0

Chhattisgarh

1355

185079

321

65726

990

8690

Delhi

5805

1043720

299

93000

472

 

 

178510

Gujarat

65770

5109367

8712*

1434970*

8712*

1434970*

Haryana

3528

298224

70

1400

0

0

Himachal Pradesh

56936

50,54,267

0

0

0

0

Jammu and Kashmir

858

30,480

0

0

01

200

Jharkhand

820

114785

318

63600

78

15600

Karnataka

45558

4541572

945

125123

1139

114195

Kerala

23129

4498800

75

103000

843

113100

Madhya Pradesh

565

37580

41

3720

117

14580

Maharashtra

10517

2594247

905

184650

1006

209160

Mizoram

515

31,150

34

3,720

83

5,850

Nagaland

16

3,200

0

0

266

49,930

Puducherry

0

0

0

0

24

8700

Punjab

23886~

1314215~

23886~

1314215~

23886~

1314215~

Rajasthan

29885~

2544836

29885~

95487

29885~

5000

Sikkim

17

2600

07

900

11

1870

Tamil Nadu

21027

6632860

1581

330300

4844

1010400

Telangana

927

139100

0

0

0

0

Tripura

15

2620

23

2180

1

200

Uttar Pradesh

1221

158610

34

6750

22

4320

Uttarakhand

5407

272450

57

8300

213

10800

 

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

 

 

The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.

 

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MV/LK