Gutka Ban Exists Only on Paper? Banned Products Still Sold Freely Across Ranchi0

• A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
• May 25, 2026

Key Update Despite the state health, medical education, and family welfare department imposing a complete ban on the manufacture, storage, sale, and distribution of gutka and paan masala products containing tobacco and nicotine, shops across Ranchi, Jharkhand, continue to sell these products openly. On May 4, Ajoy Kumar Singh, the department’s additional chief secretary-cum-state food