A report was once presented in Sydney, which stated that the Australian smokers will soon have to look at the picture of a cancer-ridden lung, or a gangrenous foot without toes, each time they light a cigarette.
Following this practice, pioneered by Australian government, the Indian government said that, it wants the cigarette companies to put graphic pictures, and warnings that cover almost forty percent of front side of each pack, and ninety percent of the backside. It will also have a colored photograph, which shows a cross-section of a diseased lung, or a photograph of a dissected bloodied brain with some kind of a captions like “Smoking is injurious to health” (out-of-date) or “Smoking doubles risk of stroke” (up-to-date), can be used on the cigarette packets.
Well, this point should be considered seriously by the Indian government.
Too long attempts have been made to impose a ban on smoking in offices, and prevent the sale of tobacco to those below 18 years of age, and prevent attraction of smoking.
But, nothing has come out of such actions. Even a ban on smoking in public places has fallen flat on its face, which leaves the police department look ridiculous, and also triggers many question in the minds of people, that why do the authorities insist on introducing laws that cannot be implemented for sure?
Aren’t the constables and officers under enough pressure, maintaining the law and order, or, are they just busy catering to the whims and fancies of the politicians or are they really trapped in cycle of duties, or is this just a sheer ignorance?
This time again the Indian government has made another attempt to eradicate the addiction of tobacco in the masses. The Indian government has declared that smoking should be banned in all public places from October 02, 2008. These places include hotels, restaurants, offices, cinema halls, pubs or discotheques, hospitals, airports, railway stations, bus stops, and shops.
However, smoking will be allowed only in your own homes, streets, and allocated smoking zones. If anyone is caught smoking, they will have to pay a fine of Rs 200. This law is imposed in accordance with the National Tobacco Control Act.
The government is planning to amend this act in the future, after which there will be a substantial increase in the fine from Rs 200 to Rs 1,000.
It is an optimistic anticipation that the amount of smoking will reduce and the anti-smoking law will be a success.
India needs to lead in a more stringent anti-smoking drive, and there has to be some more logical course of action which will help reduce smoking and achieve the target.
For example, the film censor board can clip every scene that shows an actor smoking. Since this is the biggest and worst influence possible.
The directorate of visual publicity can release an advertisement in all media that focuses on how smoking can be a dangerous addiction.
Even the cigarette manufacturers can be heavily taxed in order to make the cigarettes out of reach for many. There are many ways to do, but who will do it after all?
A simple idea could be to realize the dangers of smoking and stop smoking on your own, because “prevention is better than cure.
Following this practice, pioneered by Australian government, the Indian government said that, it wants the cigarette companies to put graphic pictures, and warnings that cover almost forty percent of front side of each pack, and ninety percent of the backside. It will also have a colored photograph, which shows a cross-section of a diseased lung, or a photograph of a dissected bloodied brain with some kind of a captions like “Smoking is injurious to health” (out-of-date) or “Smoking doubles risk of stroke” (up-to-date), can be used on the cigarette packets.
Well, this point should be considered seriously by the Indian government.
Too long attempts have been made to impose a ban on smoking in offices, and prevent the sale of tobacco to those below 18 years of age, and prevent attraction of smoking.
But, nothing has come out of such actions. Even a ban on smoking in public places has fallen flat on its face, which leaves the police department look ridiculous, and also triggers many question in the minds of people, that why do the authorities insist on introducing laws that cannot be implemented for sure?
Aren’t the constables and officers under enough pressure, maintaining the law and order, or, are they just busy catering to the whims and fancies of the politicians or are they really trapped in cycle of duties, or is this just a sheer ignorance?
This time again the Indian government has made another attempt to eradicate the addiction of tobacco in the masses. The Indian government has declared that smoking should be banned in all public places from October 02, 2008. These places include hotels, restaurants, offices, cinema halls, pubs or discotheques, hospitals, airports, railway stations, bus stops, and shops.
However, smoking will be allowed only in your own homes, streets, and allocated smoking zones. If anyone is caught smoking, they will have to pay a fine of Rs 200. This law is imposed in accordance with the National Tobacco Control Act.
The government is planning to amend this act in the future, after which there will be a substantial increase in the fine from Rs 200 to Rs 1,000.
It is an optimistic anticipation that the amount of smoking will reduce and the anti-smoking law will be a success.
India needs to lead in a more stringent anti-smoking drive, and there has to be some more logical course of action which will help reduce smoking and achieve the target.
For example, the film censor board can clip every scene that shows an actor smoking. Since this is the biggest and worst influence possible.
The directorate of visual publicity can release an advertisement in all media that focuses on how smoking can be a dangerous addiction.
Even the cigarette manufacturers can be heavily taxed in order to make the cigarettes out of reach for many. There are many ways to do, but who will do it after all?
A simple idea could be to realize the dangers of smoking and stop smoking on your own, because “prevention is better than cure.
