Now, pay Rs 1000 fine for smoking, spitting at public places in Jharkhand

The new provision would pave way for the enforcement agencies to slap a penalty of Rs 1,000 on those, who are caught smoking or spitting in public places. Earlier, the fine for the same offence was Rs 200.  

The Jharkhand government has passed a bill in the ongoing budget session to amend the fines for smoking and spitting in public. The new provision would pave way for the enforcement agencies to slap a penalty of Rs 1000 on those, who are caught smoking or spitting in public places. Earlier, the fine for the same offence was Rs 200. The revision in the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) (Jharkhand Amendment) Bill, 2021, was made by the Assembly on the second last day of the ongoing budget session. The bill was tabled by the health department.