Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Amendment Act, 2020

The Central government has drafted the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Amendment Act, 2020 to increase the legal age for allowing sale of cigarettes and tobacco products to 21 years from the current 18 years. It also bans sales of tobacco products within a radius of 100 m from any educational institution.