Smokers beware! The government is empowering school principals, postmen, railway station masters, even your boss to book you if you're caught smoking in a public place after October 2 , the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The health ministry has already sent the rule for gazette notification and will make it public in the second week of September. "The government is yet to approve a fine of Rs 2,000 for those caught smoking in public," said a senior health ministry official. "So we are implementing the new Smoking in Public Places Rules--2008 with the old fine amount of up to Rs 200." The new rule will also expand the definition of public places from government buildings to include all office buildings, hospitals, schools, colleges, railway stations, airports, bus stands, hotels and restaurants. "With the public notification, we will empower principals of schools, colleges, station masters, postman, airport authorities to challan (book) those smoking in public places.