(a) the number of employees engaged in the field of tobacco
products likely to be jobless due to ban on its use;
(b) whether the Government have formulated any plan for providing
subsistance to their family members;
(c) if so, the details thereof; and
(d) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MUNI LALL)
(a) to (d): There is no proposal to impose any ban on the
production and consumption of tobacco products. The proposal is only
for prohibiting advertisement of tobacco products and their sale to
minors and near specified premises only and smoking in public places.