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Eschew tobacco

Eschew tobacco if the health ministry has its way, you may no longer be able to chew your favourite pan masala. As the health ministry ponders over a recommendation to ban the production and sale of all chewable tobacco products, the Rs 1400-crore " pan-zarda-gutka ' industry has gone into a tizzy. The industry says that the ban would mean a loss of millions of rupees in revenue and jobs to tobacco farmers and workers. "Imposing such a ban would require a great deal of caution and a