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Source: The post is based on the article “Portal launched to report violation of ban on e-cigarettes” published in The Hindu on 22nd July 2023.
What is the News?
The Union government has asked the state governments to effectively implement the Centre’s ban on e-cigarettes.
What are e-cigarettes?
About the ban on e-cigarettes:
In 2019, Parliament passed the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage, and Advertisement) Act (PECA) to curb the use and sale of e-cigarettes in India.
Despite this ban, e-cigarettes continue to be sold on e-commerce sites even to children below 18.
This is happening because of the weak implementation of PECA Act leading to easy availability of e-cigarettes through online, retail, convenient stores, stationery shops and near educational institutions.
Now to curb this, the Health Ministry has launched an online portal www.violation-reporting.in to facilitate reporting of violations under PECA Act.
The portal will allow faster action against any reported violations of ban on e-cigarettes.
