NEW DELHI : Tobacco and cigarette packs will display a new health warning from 1 December, the union health ministry said.
According to the recently amended Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules, 2008, new warnings and images will be displayed on the packs of all tobacco products.
According to the ministry, two sets of warning messages and images will be used on both sides of the pack: the first, used in existing packs, Tobacco causes painful death, will be used with image one on one side of the pack, and Tobacco users die young will be on display on the other side of a packet with image 2.
The packs will also have a toll-free helpline, Quit Today Call Today (1800-11-2356), in white font on a black background. The government is seeking to create awareness among smokers and smokeless tobacco users and offering access to counselling services to help them quit.