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Indians reluctant to stub it out with 186 million tobacco users
With over 186 million tobacco users in India, two in every three people who chew dry snuff tobacco the world over are Indians
No consumer goods at Paan shops: Biscuit, beverage, FMCG cos to bear brunt
These categories typically derive 10-30% sales from paan-plus shops; asking the shops to stop stocking these products could hit the segments hard
Cigarettes, tobacco shops can no longer sell chips, biscuits, candies
The move is aimed at preventing exposure of children to tobacco products