Jump to full article: The Telegraph (Calcutta) (in), 2009-10-27
Author: A STAFF REPORTER
Intro: Jadavpur University is making another attempt to enforce the three-year-old smoking ban on campus.
On Monday morning, students, teachers and staff members were greeted by "No Smoking" signs in every landing and corridor of the more than 30 academic and administrative buildings on the campus.
"We noticed the signs today. This makes the ban more official I think," said an undergraduate student of the arts department.
In October 2006, the University Grants Commission (UGC) had sent a circular to all affiliated institutions instructing them to implement the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003.
The act, which came into effect on May 1, 2004, prohibits sale of tobacco products within 100 yards (91.44m) of educational institutions.
"We decided at a recent executive council meeting that we would take proactive steps to intensify the ban on the campus," said Siddhartha Dutta, the pro-vice chancellor of the university.
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