Open AccessFeedback from vendors on gutka ban in two States of India
Author(s) -
G Anil Kumar,
Mangesh S. Pednekar,
Sameer Narake,
Gauri Dhumal,
Prakash C. Gupta
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 87
ISSN - 0971-5916
DOI - 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_121_18
Subject(s) - enforcement , business , vendor , government (linguistics) , environmental health , medicine , marketing , law , political science , linguistics , philosophy
Beginning in 2012, all States in India eventually banned the sale of gutka. This study was conducted to investigate gutka vendors' knowledge on gutka ban, products covered under ban, penalties for non-compliance and action for enforcement by government agencies.