Andhra bans gutkha, paan masala

Becomes 17th state in country to impose ban on them
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The Andhra Pradesh government on January 9 banned manufacture, storage, sale, transport and distribution of gutkha, paan masala and similar chewable products that contain tobacco and nicotine. The ban has come into force with immediate effect. With this, Andhra Pradesh becomes the 17th state in India to ban tobacco products (see box).

Official orders State   Banned on
Bihar May 30, 2012
Chhattisgarh July 24, 2012
Delhi  September 11, 2012
Goa     October 2, 2005
Gujarat  September 11, 2012
Himachal Pradesh July 13, 2012
Haryana August 15, 2012
Jharkhand July 24, 2012
Kerala  May 25, 2012
Madhya Pradesh April 1, 2012
Maharashtra   July 20, 2012
Rajasthan  July 18, 2012
Punjab August 26, 2012
Mizoram September, 2012
Uttarakhand January 1, 2013
Odisha   January 1, 2013
Andhra Pradesh  January 9, 2013

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