Centre to tighten anti-tobacco law: Harsh Vardhan
21 Sept 2014 4:13 AM IST
A task force set up by the Centre after the NDA came to power had already submitted its report on extra measures required to strengthen the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (COTP) Act and it would soon be considered by the cabinet, Vardhan told reporters here.
Vardhan, who declared the Regional Cancer Centre here as upgraded into the State Cancer Institute, said it was time that a war against cancer was launched in the country by making laws stringent against consumption of products such as tobacco that caused cancer.
‘Fight against tobacco and liquor is fight against death. I strongly advocate for stringent anti-tobacco laws,’ the minister said.
A major programme for early detection and prevention of various diseases including cancer is also on the anvil.
Vardhan, who declared the Regional Cancer Centre here as upgraded into the State Cancer Institute, said it was time that a war against cancer was launched in the country by making laws stringent against consumption of products such as tobacco that caused cancer.
‘Fight against tobacco and liquor is fight against death. I strongly advocate for stringent anti-tobacco laws,’ the minister said.
A major programme for early detection and prevention of various diseases including cancer is also on the anvil.
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