
Harm reduction: an alternative agenda for India on tobacco control
Lakshmi Ramamurthy, Hon. Trustee of the Centre for Public Policy Research, highlighted that India’s 2019 ban on e-cigarettes did not differentiate between different product classes. Although the finance bill of 2021, the government acknowledged the distinction between traditional cigarettes, e-cigarettes and HTP for taxation purposes, this distinction has not been applied in the context of…