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COTPA - Display of Boards by Educational Institutions Rules 2009

children-selling-tobacco Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Act (Display of Boards by Educational Institutions) Rules, 2009

NOTIFICATION:
New Delhi, the 19th January, 2010

G.S.R. 40(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 31 of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (No.34 of 2003), and in supersession of the Prohibition on Sale of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products around Educational Institutions Rules 2004, except as respects things, done or ommitted to be done before the supersession, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:-

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Q. What is the connection between tobacco use and poverty?

A. The net economic effect of tobacco is to decrease an economy's productive capacity through death, increased poverty and higher health care costs. The tobacco epidemic makes global health inequalities worse. In most countries, tobacco use is higher among the poor than the rich and the poor suffer more from the consequences of tobacco-related diseases, creating economic hardship and perpetuating the cycle of poverty and illness. The early death of the primary wage earner is especially catastrophic for poor families and communities. In addition, money spent on tobacco means money not spent on basic necessities such as food, shelter, education and health care. In some developing countries, the lowest income group spend more than 10% of their household income on tobacco.