Question : MULTINATIONAL TOBACCO COMPANIES IN FOOD SECTOR



(a) whether the Government has given permission to some Multinational Tobacco Companies to market their products and also to set up food business in India;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether some companies especially Phillips Morrice are indulging in trading/import of cigarettes and other tobacco products in the country under the cover of this facility;

(d) if so, the facts thereof; and

(e) the steps being taken by the Government to check their activities?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY( SHRI JAIRAM RAMESH)

(a) to (e) The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.