Government Bans Surrogate Advertising Of Tobacco And Alcohol Products

[kaur_khalistani_lioness]

Govt. issues notification banning surrogate liquor ads

New Delhi (PTI) The government has issued a notification banning surrogate advertising of liquor companies in print, electronic and outdoor media.

"The notification was issued on February 25, 2008, amending the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994 to the effect that no advertisement shall be permitted which promotes directly or indirectly, sale or consumption of cigarettes, tobacco products, wine, alcohol or liquor," Information and Broadcasting Minister P R Dasmunsi told the Lok Sabha in a written reply.

He said "failure to comply will entail action as per the provisions of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 and rules framed thereunder".

The minister also added that even the Press Council of India, a statutory autonomous body, has laid down the norms for journalistic conduct under Article 13 (2)(b) of the Press Council Act 1987, stating that "no advertisement shall be published, which promotes directly or indirectly production, sale or consumption of cigarettes, tobacco products and other intoxicants.

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200803181653.htm

[JarnailS]

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hhhmmmmm.... interesting.

BUT

the ideal news would have been "Govt. Bans the Use of Tobacco and Alcohol at both indoor and outdoor in India..... with ZERO tolerance Policy"

hahahahaha

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[Mehtab Singh]

Punjabi pop singers are going to lose their jobs. What will they sing about now?

[lowest of the low singhni]

...losing their jobs?

[sitargirl]

...losing their jobs?

lool thts witty...I like!

[lowest of the low singhni]

Thank you, I do try.

[Mehtab Singh]

Of course its a job. They make a living out of it. I pity them now. No daaru allowed, no daaru songs possible.

[V]

I think it's a good step towards cleaning up the river of alcohol in the country. There is just too much going on there, with posters of different alcohol brands in every single corner.