Editing Gutka (section)

== Usage ==
[[File:Panmasala Gutkha stains on wall due to spitting.jpg|thumb|Red stains of Gutka on walls due to [[spitting]]]]
Use of gutka and other forms of tobacco are culturally ingrained and use can begin at a young age.<ref name="Sage Journals" /> Smokeless tobacco use is most common in India where oral cancer accounts for 30 to 40% of cancer cases.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=ALI |first1=SYED MUMTAZ |last2=QURESHI |first2=REHAN |last3=JAMAL |first3=SYED |s2cid=35257267 |journal=Pakistan Oral and Dental Journal }}</ref> Its use has been reported in Thailand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Malaysia, Cambodia, China, Indonesia and New Guinea. Immigrants to the United Kingdom, parts of Africa, Australia, North America have brought their habits with them.

Gutka is readily available in these locations, especially in neighborhood Asian markets in highly populated areas.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Niaz |first1=Kamal |last2=Maqbool |first2=Faheem |last3=Khan |first3=Fazlullah |last4=Bahadar |first4=Haji |last5=Ismail Hassan |first5=Fatima |last6=Abdollahi |first6=Mohammad |title=Smokeless tobacco (paan and gutkha) consumption, prevalence, and contribution to oral cancer |journal=Epidemiology and Health |volume=39 |pages=e2017009 |publisher=US National Library of Medicine, National Institute of Health |doi=10.4178/epih.e2017009 |pmid=28292008 |pmc=5543298 |date=9 March 2017}}</ref> Immigrants to the United States where spitting in public is not as socially acceptable, learn to be discreet.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Banerjee |first1=Smita C. |last2=Ostroff |first2=Jamie S. |last3=Bari |first3=Sehrish |last4=D’Agostino |first4=Thomas A. |last5=Khera |first5=Mitali |last6=Acharya |first6=Sudha |last7=Gany |first7=Francesca |title=Gutka and Tambaku Paan Use Among South Asian Immigrants: A Focus Group Study |journal=Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health |date=12 April 2013 |volume=16 |issue=3 |pages=531–539 |doi=10.1007/s10903-013-9826-4 |pmid=23579964 |pmc=4097304 }}</ref> Those in the lower socioeconomic populations are especially at risk. It is here that access to education and treatment is limited.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Coelho |first1=Ken Russell |title=Challenges of the Oral Cancer Burden in India |journal=Journal of Cancer Epidemiology |volume=2012 |pages=701932 |language=en |doi=10.1155/2012/701932 |pmid=23093961 |pmc=3471448 |date=2012|doi-access=free }}</ref> Easy access and extremely low cost lead to early addiction and the prevalence of gutka use.<ref name="auto">{{Cite journal |last1=Dsouza |first1=Vivek |last2=Kembhavi |first2=Pratiksha Mohan |last3=S |first3=Praveen Rao |last4=P |first4=Kumaran |last5=Hebbar |first5=Pragati B. |date=2023-03-27 |title=How does Indian news media report smokeless tobacco control? A content analysis of the gutka ban enforcement |journal=PLOS Global Public Health |language=en |volume=3 |issue=3 |pages=e0001724 |doi=10.1371/journal.pgph.0001724 |issn=2767-3375 |pmc=10042338 |pmid=36972290 |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Balappanavar |first1=Aswini |last2=Mohanty |first2=Vikrant Ranjan |last3=Hussain |first3=Abrar |title=Compliance with Tobacco Promotion and Sale Laws in School Neighbourhoods in India |volume=18 |issue=2 |journal=Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention |publisher=US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health |pages=563–570 |doi=10.22034/APJCP.2017.18.2.563 |pmid=28345846 |pmc=5454759 |date=1 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=A.H.R. |title=The nut cracks: Half of all Indian states have banned gutka since April. More may follow |url=https://www.economist.com/banyan/2012/10/09/the-nut-cracks |newspaper=The Economist |access-date=7 December 2019 |archive-date=7 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207222236/https://www.economist.com/banyan/2012/10/09/the-nut-cracks |url-status=live }}</ref> Precancerous lesions have been observed in young children and symptoms of cancer often appear by high school or college age.

Smoking is not allowed in many places, and when done by children, is disapproved of. In contrast gutka use, being all but invisible to others, is the method of choice. A ''[[New York Times]]'' article reported in 2002 that sales of gutka and the tobaccoless version, [[paan masala]], reached $1 billion a year.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Waldman |first1=Amy |title=Sweet but Deadly Addiction Is Seizing the Young in India |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/13/world/sweet-but-deadly-addiction-is-seizing-the-young-in-india.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=8 December 2019 |date=13 August 2002 |archive-date=8 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208005154/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/13/world/sweet-but-deadly-addiction-is-seizing-the-young-in-india.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== India ===
Over 25% of India's population use tobacco products including cigarettes and multiple forms of smokeless tobacco. India has the largest number of smokeless tobacco users in the world. The poorest populations are greatly affected due to the detrimental effects of its use and the subsequent costs of medical care.<ref name="Sage Journals"/> Many Indian states have sought to curb the use and spread of gutka by taxing sales heavily or by banning it.<ref name="Hindustan Times"/>

They have banned the sale, manufacture, distribution and storage of gutka and all its variants. As of May 2013, gutka is banned in 24 states and 3 [[Union Territory|union territories]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_cancer-centres-urge-pm-to-ban-gutka-across-india_1767377 |title=Cancer centres urge PM to ban gutka across India |newspaper=DNA India |date=21 November 2012 |access-date=16 August 2013 |archive-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107054602/https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-cancer-centres-urge-pm-to-ban-gutka-across-india-1767377 |url-status=live }}</ref> The federal Food Safety and Regulation (Prohibition) Act 2011 allows harmful products such as gutka to be banned for a year. This can be renewed annually, resulting in a permanent ban. The ban is enforced by the state public health ministry, the state Food and Drug Administration, and the local police.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Govt-to-file-caveat-in-HC-today-on-gutka-paan-masala-ban/articleshow/14858958.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126085134/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-13/mumbai/32662776_1_paan-masala-gutka-magnesium-carbonate |url-status=live |archive-date=26 January 2013 |title=Govt to file caveat in HC today on gutka, paan masala ban |date=13 July 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=16 August 2013}}</ref> Enforcement of the law is generally lax and many shops still sell gutka, although it may not be displayed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/why-the-gutka-ban-in-maharashtra-wont-work-376475.html|title=Why the gutka ban in Maharashtra won't work|date=13 July 2012|access-date=13 July 2012|archive-date=14 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120714030058/http://www.firstpost.com/india/why-the-gutka-ban-in-maharashtra-wont-work-376475.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/article3535702.ece|title=Sale of pan masala thriving|date=16 June 2012|location=Chennai, India|work=The Hindu|first=M. P.|last=Praveen|access-date=13 July 2012|archive-date=18 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618000904/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/article3535702.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/What-ban-Gutka-still-sells/articleshow/14222559.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103144240/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-18/patna/32298406_1_paan-masala-gutka-tobacco-products|url-status=live|archive-date=3 January 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=What ban? Gutka still sells|date=18 June 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Gutka-ban-not-satisfactory-admits-minister/articleshow/18095271.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411034453/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-20/patna/36445192_1_tobacco-control-voice-of-tobacco-victims-gutka-ban |url-status=live |archive-date=11 April 2013 |title=Gutka ban not satisfactory, admits minister |date=20 January 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=16 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Gutka-continues-to-rustle-undercover-despite-ban/articleshow/18231182.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411035609/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-29/bhubaneswar/36614819_1_ban-gutka-gutka-and-paan-masala-tobacco-products |url-status=live |archive-date=11 April 2013 |title=Gutka continues to rustle undercover despite ban |date=29 January 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=16 August 2013}}</ref> Enforcemnent is stricter in some regions like [[Mumbai]] and [[Delhi]], but illegal sale of gutka still occurs.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/indians-want-their-fixgutkhapan-masala-despite-ban/486544/ |title=Indians want their fix of gutkha & pan masala despite ban |work=Business Standard |date=16 September 2012 |access-date=16 August 2013 |archive-date=6 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240706204007/https://www.business-standard.com/search?q=news |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2019, the Delhi government extended the ban for one more year on Gutka, Pan Masala, Flavoured/Scented Tobacco, Kharra and similar products containing tobacco. In September 2012, State of Delhi banned Gutka and Pan Masala containing tobacco and/or nicotine. After the notification, Gutka manufacturers separated the components like tobacco from Gutka and Pan Masala. Since the term ‘Gutka and Pan Masala Containing Tobacco’ was used in the notification. The components like tobacco were manufactured and sold in separate pouches after the ban. The notification was revised in March 2015 to make it more strict and banned all smokeless tobacco (SLT) products including twin-pack.<ref name="The Health">{{cite news | url=https://thehealth.today/fact-check-about-ban-on-smokeless-tobacco-products-in-india/ | title=Fact Check About Ban On Smokeless Tobacco Products In India | work=[[The Health]] | date=May 10, 2019 | access-date=September 8, 2019 | author=Siddharth | url-status=live | archive-date=25 August 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825183531/https://thehealth.today/fact-check-about-ban-on-smokeless-tobacco-products-in-india/ }}</ref> Offenders can be fined or receive prison sentences.<ref>{{cite news|author=Masand, Pratibha |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Ban-implementation-may-take-few-weeks/articleshow/14858935.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126044336/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-13/mumbai/32663143_1_paan-masala-ban-implementation-fda-commissioner-mahesh-zagade |url-status=live |archive-date=26 January 2013 |title=Ban implementation may take few weeks |date=13 July 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=16 August 2013}}</ref> The law has provisions of imposing fines up to {{INRConvert|25000}} on the sale of products that are injurious to health.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hillpost.in/2012/07/13/himachal-bans-sale-of-gutka-pan-masala-masheri-khaini/46753/latest-news/ravinder |title=Himachal bans sale of Gutka, Pan Masala, Masheri & Khaini |work=Hill Post |date=13 July 2012 |access-date=16 August 2013 |archive-date=24 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124040710/http://hillpost.in/2012/07/13/himachal-bans-sale-of-gutka-pan-masala-masheri-khaini/46753/latest-news/ravinder |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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! State !! Date of ban !! Remarks
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| [[Andaman and Nicobar]] || 1 November 2012 ||
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.andamansheekha.com/2012/10/02/administration-imposes-complete-ban-on-gutka/ |title=Administration imposes complete ban on 'gutka' |publisher=Andaman Sheekha |date=1 November 2012 |access-date=16 August 2013 |archive-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107054515/http://www.andamansheekha.com/2012/10/02/administration-imposes-complete-ban-on-gutka/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Andhra Pradesh]] || 9 January 2013 ||
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130110/news-current-affairs/article/andhra-pradesh-orders-ban-manufacture-sale-gutka |title=Andhra Pradesh orders ban on manufacture, sale of gutka |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=10 January 2013 |access-date=16 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114022421/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130110/news-current-affairs/article/andhra-pradesh-orders-ban-manufacture-sale-gutka |archive-date=14 January 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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| [[Arunachal Pradesh]] ||  ||
|<ref name="The Times of India">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-23/india/38762557_1_pan-masala-tobacco-products-population-based-cancer-registry |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629131243/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-23/india/38762557_1_pan-masala-tobacco-products-population-based-cancer-registry |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-06-29 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Tripura, Meghalaya to ban gutka, Ruaab Pan Masala }}</ref>
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| [[Assam]] ||  ||
|<ref>{{cite news |author=Singh, Bikash |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-03-08/news/37561579_1_pan-masala-tobacco-and-nicotine-gutka |title=Gutka, pan masala containing tobacco and nicotine banned in Assam |work=Economic Times |date=8 March 2013 |access-date=16 August 2013 |archive-date=5 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405062437/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-03-08/news/37561579_1_pan-masala-tobacco-and-nicotine-gutka |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/assam-govt-imposes-ban-on-gutkha/1085431/ |title=Assam govt imposes ban on gutkha |work=Indian Express |date=9 March 2013 |access-date=16 August 2013 |archive-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107054456/http://archive.indianexpress.com/static/sorry/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Bihar]] || 30 May 2012<ref>{{cite news|author=Bhatia, Banjot Kaur |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/World-No-Tobacco-Day-Bihar-govt-bans-gutkha-pan-masala-for-1-year/articleshow/13679128.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103080551/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-31/patna/31920287_1_pan-masala-global-adult-tobacco-survey-world-no-tobacco-day |url-status=live |archive-date=3 January 2013 |title=World No Tobacco Day: Bihar govt bans gutkha, pan masala for 1 year |date=31 May 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=16 August 2013}}</ref> || The law was upheld by the [[Patna High Court]].
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/up-stand-on-gutkha-ban-contrary-to-earlier-assurance-hc/1001455/ | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122154714/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/up-stand-on-gutkha-ban-contrary-to-earlier-assurance-hc/1001455/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-01-22 |title = UP stand on gutkha ban contrary to earlier assurance: HC - Express In…}}</ref>
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| [[Chandigarh]] ||  ||
|<ref name="KT">{{cite web |url=http://www.kashmirtimes.com/newsdet.aspx?q=11857 |title=PIL seeks ban on tobacco, gutka in J&K |work=Kashmir Times |access-date=12 February 2013 |archive-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107054445/http://www.kashmirtimes.com/newsdet.aspx?q=11857%20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| [[Chhattisgarh]] || 24 July 2012 ||
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/the-government-of-chhattisgarh-banned-gutka-and-pan-masala-1343382702-1 |title=The Government of Chhattisgarh banned Gutka and Pan Masala |publisher=Jagran Josh |date=27 July 2012 |access-date=16 August 2013 |archive-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107054459/https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/the-government-of-chhattisgarh-banned-gutka-and-pan-masala-1343382702-1%20 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Delhi]] || 11 September 2012 || On 12 October 2012, the [[Delhi High Court]] refused to lift ban in response to a plea by a city-based gutka manufacturer.
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/HC-refuses-to-lift-gutka-ban/articleshow/16789367.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103100314/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-13/delhi/34430495_1_gutka-ban-gutka-products-delhi-high-court |url-status=live |archive-date=3 January 2013 |title=HC refuses to lift gutka ban |date=13 October 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=16 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Perappadan, Bindu Shajan |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article3884583.ece |title=Delhi decides to ban gutka |work=The Hindu |date=11 September 2012 |access-date=16 August 2013 |location=Chennai, India |archive-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107054443/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article3884583.ece%20/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/delhi-bans-gutka-following-high-court-orders/290635-3-244.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914025734/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/delhi-bans-gutka-following-high-court-orders/290635-3-244.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 September 2012 |title=Delhi bans gutka following High Court orders |publisher=IBN Live |date=11 September 2012 |access-date=16 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Delhi-government-slaps-ban-on-all-gutka-products/articleshow/16345567.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023013024/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-11/delhi/33762330_1_tobacco-products-gutka-products-sale-and-production |url-status=live |archive-date=23 October 2012 |title=Delhi government slaps ban on all gutka products |date=11 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=16 August 2013}}</ref>
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| [[Goa]] || 2 October 2005 ||
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2005-09-27/news/27502007_1_gutka-food-products-ban |title=Goa to ban gutka consumption |work=Economic Times |date=27 September 2005 |access-date=16 August 2013 |archive-date=15 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115021119/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2005-09-27/news/27502007_1_gutka-food-products-ban |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| [[Gujarat]] || 11 September 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/gutka-to-be-banned-in-gujarat-from-september-11-narendra-modi/988726/ |title=Gutka to be banned in Gujarat from 11 September: Narendra Modi |work=Indian Express |date=15 August 2012 |access-date=16 August 2013 |archive-date=9 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109233328/http://archive.indianexpress.com/static/sorry/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/health/policy-and-issues/article3775436.ece |title=Gutka to be banned in Gujarat from 11 Sept.: Modi |work=The Hindu |date=15 August 2012 |access-date=16 August 2013 |location=Chennai, India |archive-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107054502/https://www.thehindu.com/health/policy-and-issues/article3775436.ece%20/ |url-status=live }}</ref> || 100% export-oriented units are exempt from the ban.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/gutkha-ban-lone-unit-exempted/1009027/0 |title=Gutkha ban: Lone unit exempted |newspaper=Financial Express |date=28 September 2012 |access-date=16 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514060207/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/gutkha-ban-lone-unit-exempted/1009027/0 |archive-date=14 May 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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| [[Himachal Pradesh]] || 13 July 2012 ||
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/himachal-pradesh/himachal-govt-bans-gutka-pan-masala-products_787358.html |title=Himachal govt bans Gutka, pan masala products |publisher=Zee News |date=13 July 2012 |access-date=16 August 2013 |archive-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107054518/http://zeenews.india.com/news/himachal-pradesh/himachal-govt-bans-gutka-pan-masala-products_787358.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Haryana]] || 15 August 2012 ||
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Haryana-to-ban-food-items-having-tobacco/articleshow/15467775.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103081233/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-13/chandigarh/33181467_1_ban-on-hookah-bars-hookah-and-tobacco-haryana-government |url-status=live |archive-date=3 January 2013 |title=Haryana to ban food items having tobacco |date=13 August 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=16 August 2013}}</ref>
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| [[Jharkhand]] || 24 July 2012 ||
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=250390903 |title=Jharkhand bans production, sale of gutka/panmasala |publisher=MSN News |date=25 July 2012 |access-date=16 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514031032/http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=250390903 |archive-date=14 May 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/jharkhand-bans-sale-manufacturing-of-gutka-389468.html|title=Jharkhand bans sale, manufacturing of gutka|work=Firstpost|date=24 July 2012|access-date=30 May 2015|archive-date=7 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107054521/https://www.firstpost.com/india/jharkhand-bans-sale-manufacturing-of-gutka-389468.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Kerala]] || 25 May 2012<ref>{{cite news |author=Mathew, Roy |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article3455962.ece |title=Kerala bans pan masala and its variants |work=The Hindu |date=25 May 2012 |access-date=16 August 2013 |location=Chennai, India |archive-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107054624/https://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article3455962.ece%20/ |url-status=live }}</ref> || On 2 August 2012, Kerala High Court declined to stay the ban.
|<ref>{{cite news | url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/kerala/hc-refuses-to-stay-ban-on-pan-masala_791249.html | title=HC refuses to stay ban on pan masala | date=2 August 2012 | access-date=2 August 2012 | archive-date=7 January 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107054527/http://zeenews.india.com/news/kerala/hc-refuses-to-stay-ban-on-pan-masala_791249.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Karnataka]] || 31 May 2013 ||
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Karnataka-to-ban-gutka-on-World-No-Tobbaco-Day/articleshow/20353186.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618095533/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-30/bangalore/39628254_1_gutka-products-areca-growers-karnataka-government |url-status=live |archive-date=18 June 2013 |title=Karnataka to ban gutka on 'World No Tobacco Day' |date=30 May 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=16 August 2013}}</ref>
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| [[Madhya Pradesh]] || 1 April 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/madhya-pradesh-bans-gutkha-and-other-chewing-tobacco-products |title=Madhya Pradesh bans gutkha and other chewing tobacco products |publisher=Down To Earth |date=3 April 2012 |access-date=16 August 2013 |archive-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107054545/https://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/madhya-pradesh-bans-gutkha-and-other-chewing-tobacco-products%20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> || The law was upheld by the [[Madhya Pradesh High Court]].
|<ref>{{cite news|author=Tripathi, Ashish |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Ban-gutka-or-we-will-High-court-tells-Akhilesh-Yadav-government/articleshow/16452676.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103171713/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-18/lucknow/33925119_1_ban-gutkha-justice-anurag-kumar-high-court |url-status=live |archive-date=3 January 2013 |title='Ban gutka or we will', High court tells Akhilesh Yadav government |date=18 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=16 August 2013}}</ref>
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| [[Maharashtra]] || 20 July 2012<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Ban-Day-1-FDA-set-to-root-out-gutka/articleshow/15065743.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126150711/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-21/mumbai/32776326_1_gutka-and-pan-masala-magnesium-carbonate-fda-commissioner-mahesh-zagade |url-status=live |archive-date=26 January 2013 |title=Ban Day 1: FDA set to root out gutka |date=21 July 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=16 August 2013}}</ref> || Previous bans on gutka on 1 August 2002 and again in 2008 were overturned by the Supreme Court on the grounds of unfair trade practice.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Maharashtra-bans-gutka-paan-m/articleshow/14825412.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126081852/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-11/mumbai/32631865_1_gutka-and-paan-masala-ban-maharashtra-government-today |url-status=live |archive-date=26 January 2013 |title=Maharashtra bans gutka, paan m |date=11 July 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=16 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Deshpande, Swati |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Current-ban-on-stronger-footing-than-in-2002/articleshow/14870645.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126204343/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-14/mumbai/32674531_1_gutka-and-pan-masala-ban-sale-tobacco-and-nicotine |url-status=live |archive-date=26 January 2013 |title=Current ban on stronger footing than in 2002 |date=14 July 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=16 August 2013}}</ref> The most recent ban was upheld by the [[Bombay High Court]] on 15 September 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/bombay-high-court-upholds-ban-on-gutka-pan-masala-in-maharashtra-267896 |title=Bombay High Court upholds ban on gutka, pan masala in Maharashtra |publisher=NDTV.com |date=15 September 2012 |access-date=16 August 2013 |archive-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107054507/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bombay-high-court-upholds-ban-on-gutka-pan-masala-in-maharashtra-499412 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Manipur]] || ||
|<ref name="The Times of India" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.indiatoday.in/story/tripura-meghalaya-to-ban-gutka-and-pan-masala/1/267258.html|title=Tripura, Meghalaya take initiative to ban gutka and pan masala|date=23 April 2013|access-date=30 May 2015|archive-date=7 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107054559/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/northeast/story/tripura-meghalaya-to-ban-gutka-and-pan-masala-159758-2013-04-23|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Mizoram]] || 18 October 2012 ||
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/mizoram-bans-gutkha-products/1018691 |title=Mizoram bans gutkha products |work=Indian Express |date=18 October 2012 |access-date=16 August 2013 |archive-date=21 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021141334/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/mizoram-bans-gutkha-products/1018691 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/health/health-news/mizoram-bans-gutkha-products_19272.html |title=Mizoram bans gutkha products |publisher=Zee News |date=18 October 2012 |access-date=16 August 2013 |archive-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107054509/http://zeenews.india.com/news/health/health-news/mizoram-bans-gutkha-products_19272.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/mizoram-bans-gutkha-products-112101800580_1.html|title=Mizoram bans gutkha products|author=Press Trust of India|date=18 October 2012|access-date=30 May 2015|newspaper=Business Standard India|archive-date=7 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107054606/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/mizoram-bans-gutkha-products-112101800580_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=sep0912/city07 |title=Call to replicate Mizoram ban in State |publisher=The Assam Tribune |date=9 September 2012 |access-date=16 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514035638/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=sep0912%2Fcity07 |archive-date=14 May 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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| [[Odisha]] || 1 January 2013||
|<ref>{{cite news |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Odisha-rings-in-2013-with-gutka-ban/articleshow/17850350.cms |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130108002322/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-02/bhubaneswar/36110984_1_fssai-regulation-gutka-ban-tobacco-and-nicotine |url-status= live |archive-date= 8 January 2013 |title=Odisha rings in 2013 with gutka ban |year=2013|quote=The state government on Tuesday announced a ban on the sale and manufacture of gutka and paan masala. |work= [[The Times of India]] |access-date=2 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/states/odisha-bans-gutkha-tobacco-sale/article4262271.ece |title=Business Line : News / States : Odisha bans gutkha, tobacco sale |work=thehindubusinessline.com |year=2013 |quote=The Odisha Government on Tuesday announced a State-wide ban on the manufacture, sale and use of gutkha and chewing tobacco containing nicotine. |access-date=2 January 2013 |archive-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107054613/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/odisha-bans-gutkha-tobacco-sale/article4262271.ece%20/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/briefly-nation-orissa-bans-use-of-gutkha/1053040/ |title=Briefly Nation: Orissa bans use of gutkha - Indian Express |work=indianexpress.com |year=2013 |quote=Orissa government on Tuesday announced a state-wide ban on the manufacture, sale and use of gutkha and chewing tobacco containing nicotine. |access-date=2 January 2013 |archive-date=6 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106010800/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/briefly-nation-orissa-bans-use-of-gutkha/1053040 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] || 26 August 2012 ||
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20120827/2052048.html |title=Punjab bans sale of gutka, pan masala |publisher=News.webindia123.com |date=27 August 2012 |access-date=16 August 2013 |archive-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107054547/http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20120827/2052048.html%20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| [[Rajasthan]] || 18 July 2012 ||
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/rajasthan/rajasthan-government-decides-to-ban-gutkha_788233.html |title=Rajasthan government decides to ban Gutkha |publisher=Zee News |date=18 July 2012 |access-date=16 August 2013 |archive-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107054524/http://zeenews.india.com/news/rajasthan/rajasthan-government-decides-to-ban-gutkha_788233.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/rajasthan-government-decides-to-ban-gutkha-17044.html |title=Rajasthan government decides to ban Gutkha |publisher=India TV News |date=18 July 2012 |access-date=16 August 2013 |archive-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107054449/https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/rajasthan-government-decides-to-ban-gutkha-17044.html%20 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Sikkim]] || 17 September 2012 ||
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/sikkim-bans-gutkha |title=Sikkim bans gutkha |work=DownToEarth |access-date=12 February 2013 |archive-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107054621/https://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/sikkim-bans-gutkha%20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| [[Tamil Nadu]] || 8 May 2013 ||
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/states/tn-bans-pan-masala-gutka/article4695155.ece |title=TN bans pan masala, gutka |work=The Hindu |date=8 May 2013 |access-date=16 August 2013 |archive-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107054554/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/tn-bans-pan-masala-gutka/article4695155.ece%20/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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| [[Uttar Pradesh]] || 1 April 2013 ||
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/After-HC-order-UP-to-ban-gutka-from-April-1-next-year-2013/articleshow/16662953.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221011826/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-04/lucknow/34259483_1_ban-gutka-gutka-and-pan-masala-tobacco-and-nicotine |url-status=live |archive-date=21 February 2013 |title=After HC order, UP to ban gutka from April 1 next year, 2013 |date=4 October 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=16 August 2013}}</ref>
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| [[Uttarakhand]] || 1 January 2013 ||
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/uttarakhand-gutka-ban-now-from-january-1/article4018117.ece |title=Uttarakhand gutka ban now from January 1 |work=The Hindu |date=21 October 2012 |access-date=16 August 2013 |location=Chennai, India |archive-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107054533/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/uttarakhand-gutka-ban-now-from-january-1/article4018117.ece%20/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[West Bengal]] || 1 May 2013 ||
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Finally-state-orders-ban-on-gutka/articleshow/19719114.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618040620/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-25/kolkata/38816134_1_pan-masala-gutka-10-tax-hike |url-status=live |archive-date=18 June 2013 |title=Finally, state orders ban on gutka |date=25 April 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=16 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Government of west bengal department of health and family welfare |url=http://www.wbhealth.gov.in/go/cfs146.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702171010/http://www.wbhealth.gov.in/go/cfs146.pdf |archive-date=July 2, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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Research firm [[Edelweiss Group|Edelweiss]] estimates the gutka ban will cause the industry {{INR|15-20 billion}} in losses.<ref>{{cite news|author=Chandramouli, Rajesh |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Gutka-ban-loss-could-be-Rs-1500--Rs-2000-crores/articleshow/16398290.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103131948/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-14/chennai/33842950_1_gutka-ban-gutkha-tobacco |url-status=live |archive-date=3 January 2013 |title=Gutka ban loss could be Rs 1500 - Rs 2000 crores |date=14 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=16 August 2013}}</ref>

==== Advertising ====
Like alcohol and tobacco products, there is a ban on advertisement of gutka. Often tobacco companies advertise gutka as [[pan masala]] in order to [[surrogate advertising|skirt the ban on advertising tobacco products]]. Surrogate advertisements often use pan masala ads to promote gutka products with similar name and packaging.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 June 2012 |title=Ban surrogate advertisements of tobacco products |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/258543/ban-surrogate-advertisements-tobacco-products.html |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |access-date=10 July 2012 |archive-date=17 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017222628/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/258543/ban-surrogate-advertisements-tobacco-products.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

According to the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restriction on Sales) Regulations, 2011 of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, misleading advertisement of such products invites a fine of {{INRConvert|1000000|lk=on}}.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/No-relaxation-on-gutka-ban/articleshow/18041675.cms | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411034610/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-16/bhubaneswar/36373255_1_gutka-and-paan-masala-sale-and-advertisement-anti-tobacco | url-status=live | archive-date=2013-04-11 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=No relaxation on gutka ban}}</ref>

According to StraitsResearch, The India pan masala market is expected to reach {{USD|10,365 million}} by 2026 at the CAGR of 10.4% during the forecast period 2019–2026. The India pan masala market is driven by significant switching of consumers from tobacco products to pan masala, aggressive advertising and convenient packaging, and Maharashtra State's revocation of the ban over pan masala products.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://industrynewswire.us/what-are-the-key-challenges-to-india-pan-masala-market-growth/136971/ | work=Industry News Wire | title=Indian Pan Masala Market Share Analysis | access-date=20 February 2020 | archive-date=20 October 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020140525/https://industrynewswire.us/what-are-the-key-challenges-to-india-pan-masala-market-growth/136971/ | url-status=live }}</ref>