Anti-tobacco activists urge the Government to follow the Australian example

Days after Australia became the first country in the world to have brought in plain packing of tobacco products, anti-tobacco activists in the country have urged the Indian Government to follow this health-friendly trend. Lok Sabha MP Baijayant Panda this past Friday introduced a Private Members’ Bill seeking plain packaging of tobacco products in the country by making amendments to the current Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003.