On this Special Report, the focus is on the Odisha government’s decisive crackdown on tobacco and nicotine products. Health Minister Mukesh Maling has stated that ‘the district drugs inspector will conduct enforcement activities to ensure compliance with the ban order’ across the state. The fresh notification prohibits the manufacturing, storage, sale, and distribution of all tobacco-containing products, including gutkha and pan masala, whether sold together or separately. This move follows a Supreme Court order and aims to address the alarming health crisis in the state, where 42 percent of the adult population uses smokeless tobacco—nearly double the national average. The order supersedes the 2013 regulations and extends to all chewable, flavoured, or scented food products containing nicotine. Drug inspectors have been tasked with conducting state-wide enforcement drives to ensure a zero-tolerance policy. The programme explores the implications of this ban on public health and the challenges of implementing a tobacco-free mandate in Odisha.
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