Smile, that U R in UP; Litter,Smoke anywhere n rest assured U won’t be fined!

Dear friend,

In UP, Be it Mayaraj or Akhileshraj, Not even a single case of fine
for 'littering' or 'smoking' at public places reported in last 5 years
putting a big question Mark on Success of Modi's 'Swacch Bharat
Mission' in UP!: It is as if Laws are made only to keep them buried
deep in official shelves.

Dear Friend,
Success of Narendra Modi's dream project 'Swach Bharat', proposed to
be completed in the next five years upto 150th anniversary of Mahatma
Gandhi in 2019, seems to be impossible in Uttar Pradesh, the largest
populated state of India. .Yes I am saying this on the basis of a RTI
reply from directorate of Local bodies of UP which states that in UP
not even a single person has been fined for littering the Public
Places in any of the districts of Uttar Pradesh in last 5 years. Its
altogether a different thing that you n me might have seen signboards
with cautions of penalties for littering public places Though
cleanliness has direct relationship with well-being, we all know the
reality as to how these public places are being littered all across
UP.

Recently, Union Government has moved an amendment for a more
stringent anti-smoking law with radical changes, including ban on sale
of loose cigarettes, raising the minimum age of a person buying
tobacco products to 21 years from existing 18, raising of fine to Rs
1,000 from Rs 200 on smoking in public places, increasing the maximum
fine to Rs 1 lakh from the existing Rs 10,000 , Ban to employ, engage
or use any person who is under 18 years of age in cultivation,
processing, sale of tobacco or tobacco products and removal of
designated smoking zones in hotels and restaurants .Yes, I am talking
of Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement
and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and
Distribution) (Amendment) Bill 2015, which were put out by the health
ministry on to seek suggestions from the public. But How far this new
law shall be effective, can easily be gauged by a RTI reply from
directorate of Local bodies of UP which states that in UP not even a
single person has been fined for smoking in Public Places in any of
the districts of Uttar Pradesh in last 5 years.

Scanned copies of RTI are attached.


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-Sincerely Yours,

Urvashi Sharma
Secretary - YAISHWARYAJ SEVA SANSTHAAN
101,Narayan Tower, Opposite F block Idgah
Rajajipuram,Lucknow-226017,Uttar Pradesh,India
Contact 9369613513
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