Licencing system for tobacco sellers 

Licencing system for tobacco sellers 

Part of: GS Mains II – Social/Health issue; Role of NGOs/Voluntary Groups 

Context: 

• Voluntary groups working for tobacco control demanded a licencing mechanism for retail tobacco sellers which would restrict the sale of tobacco products and curb their consumption by the youths.  

Do you know? 

• Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003 regulates the sale of tobacco products.  
• World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on 31 May.  

Concerns: 

• Young tobacco users are vulnerable to catching influenza-­like infections and they could expose non-­users to the tobacco products. 
• Youths are getting addicted to tobacco “faster than ever before” and the projected number of deaths from tobacco far exceeded than those of COVID­19.