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

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http://upcpri.blogspot.in/2015/01/smile-that-u-r-in-up-littersmoke.html

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.