<p>The central government has sent an advisory to states reminding them to follow rules in restricting advertisement of cigarette and other tobacco products inside shops selling them.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The advisory asked state governments to implement rules, which stipulates a particular size for tobacco advertising boards inside shop without any illumination, one-third of which will carry a warning message in local language.<br /><br />Even though the rules were framed in 2005, the advisory was repeated on Wednesday following a Supreme Court directive earlier this month to vacate a stay given by Bombay High Court in 2006 on these rules. <br /><br />Among other things, it gave specifications for advertisement at the entrance of or inside of a shop or warehouse (point of sale) selling tobacco products. In a letter to Chief Secretaries in the state, Kesav Desiraju, a special secretary in the union health ministry said size of these display boards should not exceed 60 cm x 45 cm, one third of which will contain an warning message prominently either saying tobacco causes cancer or tobacco kills.'</p>
<p>The central government has sent an advisory to states reminding them to follow rules in restricting advertisement of cigarette and other tobacco products inside shops selling them.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The advisory asked state governments to implement rules, which stipulates a particular size for tobacco advertising boards inside shop without any illumination, one-third of which will carry a warning message in local language.<br /><br />Even though the rules were framed in 2005, the advisory was repeated on Wednesday following a Supreme Court directive earlier this month to vacate a stay given by Bombay High Court in 2006 on these rules. <br /><br />Among other things, it gave specifications for advertisement at the entrance of or inside of a shop or warehouse (point of sale) selling tobacco products. In a letter to Chief Secretaries in the state, Kesav Desiraju, a special secretary in the union health ministry said size of these display boards should not exceed 60 cm x 45 cm, one third of which will contain an warning message prominently either saying tobacco causes cancer or tobacco kills.'</p>
