India is the second biggest consumer of tobacco in the world. Nearly one point three five million indians lose their lives every year to chronic diseases directly linke to tobacco consumption. For every hundred rupees worth of tax tobacco products seem to generate, this state incurs a cost of 816 rupees. The government has been trying to do something about this.
In today’s episode for 2nd September 2022, we explain how and why the Indian government might be making Nicotine Replacement products cheaper in the country