Gazette Notification Of Banning The Selling Of Cigarettes Within 100 Meters Distance From Schools Due To Be Issued This Saturday

The Gazette Notification of banning the selling of Cigarettes within 100 meters distance from  Schools due to be issued on this Saturday (07) during the seventieth World Health Day celebrations at Nelum Pokuna Rangahala ,Auditorium in Town Hall according to the Ministry Of Health.

Earlier Ministry Of Health has proposed a ban of selling Cigarettes within 500 meter distance from schools and later reduced it to 100 meter distance.Cabinet has approved the Cabinet Paper submitted by the Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne  regarding the proposal.

The seventieth anniversary of the World Health Organization and the Seventieth World Health Day celebrations  are due to be held at Nelum Pokuna Rangahala Auditorium on this Saturday under the patronage of Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe.