TOBACCO CONSUMPTION IN INDIA PROJECTED TO RISE OVER THE LONG-TERM
September 1st, 2010
BY MINI PANT ZACHARIAH
BOB DYLAN was spot on: "One man's loss always is another man's gain." The stringent anti-smoking laws passed in India as a result of the World Health Organisation's (WHO) framework convention on tobacco control's have stubbed out cigarettes from public places. But the flavour of chewing tobacco, 'gutkha' and 'pan masala' (NOTE - SPELLING CORRECT, GUTKA ALSO CORRECT) (a mouth freshener with or without tobacco) continues to be popular with Indian consumers. Excise duty collection in India from these low cost products is not that ...
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