New Licensing Policy for Tobacco

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..... New Licensing Policy for Tobacco
News and Press Release
Dated:- 7-12-2016

Proposal for bringing manufacture of "Other Tobacco Products" such as Khaini, Tobacco blended Pan Masala, Hookah .....

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..... or Gooduku tobacco, Zarda, Bidis and other chewable/eatable tobacco related items under the ambit of compulsory licensing is under consideration with a view to address public health issues. Initial .....

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..... stakeholder consultations were held with Central Board of Excise and Customs, Planning Commission, Department of Commerce, Tobacco Board, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Ministry of Health and Family .....

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..... Welfare and office of Development Commissioner, Micro Small & Medium Enterprises. Comments on the proposal have been sought from concerned Central Ministries/ Departments, State Governments and Unio .....

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..... n Territories. In addition, information of existing production capacity in respect of these items has also been sought for from the State Governments and Union Territories. This information was given .....

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..... by the Commerce and Industry Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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