Ranchi: The Jharkhand government has asked its staff to file affidavits, stating that they would not consume tobacco while declaring its offices as tobacco-free zones, officials said on Thursday.
In a recent meeting of the State Tobacco Control Coordination Committee, Chief Secretary Sukhdev Singh directed officials to declare the secretariat, police headquarters, all offices in the districts and blocks as tobacco-free zones, they said.
Boards with 'tobacco-free zone' written on them should be put up in all government offices, Singh directed.
Besides, such boards should also be put up at the main gates of private sector companies, he said.
It was directed that all state government employees will have to provide an affidavit that they would not consume tobacco.
The chief secretary also directed the deputy commissioners to take action against shops selling tobacco products within 100 yards of educational institutions.