Ranchi. Gutkha and paan masala have been banned in Jharkhand. In Jharkhand, strict action will be taken on selling gutkha and paan masala, storing them and appearing accounts. Jharkhand Health Minister Irfan Ansari announced a ban on gutkha and paan masala. Irfan Ansari said that CM Hemant Soren wants to see a healthy Jharkhand. This revolutionary step has been taken to make his dream come true and to save the youth of Jharkhand from the grip of drug addiction. Jharkhand Minister Irfan Ansari said that he cannot see the youth dying due to drugs.
#Ranchi: Notification issued regarding gutkha ban, van on all types of paan masala.#Jharkhand #Jharkhandnews #Jharkhandupdate pic.twitter.com/rpkwcdnu3a
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Regarding the ban on gutkha and paan masala in Jharkhand, Irfan Ansari said that playing with health cannot be tolerated. He said that eating gutkha and pan masala is increasing in patients with deadly diseases like cancer. Being a doctor, he knows that the body is ruined by the poison of gutkha and paan spices. Irfan Ansari said that when the public has made him a health minister, the first duty is to save the lives of the people. The Minister of Jharkhand said that the mothers and sisters of the state were constantly pleading with them to ban the sale of gutkha and paan spices.
In Jharkhand, Additional Chief Secretary of Health Department and State Food Safety Commissioner has issued a ban notification on gutkha and paan masala. The notification states that ban on gutkha and paan masala, Section 30 (2) (A) of the 2006 Act on Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Reference and Reference on Sales) Regulation 2011 under Sections 2, 3 and 4 of Regulation 2011 has been applied. The notification of the Government of Jharkhand states that strict action will be taken if any shop is found to be sold in any shop with gutkha and tobacco or nicotine.
