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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is likely to introduce proposed amendments to the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (COTPA) during the monsoon session, a senior official said on Thursday.
The Ministry had made the draft proposals available on the public domain in January and invited comments, which have been received in “overwhelming numbers'', the official said.
"We don’t see it being introduced in Parliament during the current (Budget) session. We should catch the next session,” the official said, adding that the comments and oppositions to the amendment proposals are being studied and inter-ministerial consultations will be held soon.
The Government has launched a new anti-tobacco campaign featuring former cricket star Rahul Dravid as the brand ambassador.
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