Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Department of Health and Family Welfare

Gazette Notification for recognition of 4th National Tobacco Testing Laboratory at NIMHANS, Bangalore

Issue Date: 03 October 2025 Published: 06 October 2025

Gazette ID: CG-DL-E-06102025-266712 Download PDF

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Core Purpose

The Central Government grants recognition to the testing laboratory at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS) for testing nicotine and tar contents in cigarettes and other tobacco products.

Detailed Summary

The Central Government, through the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health and Family Welfare), issued Notification S.O. 4507(E) in New Delhi on 1st October, 2025. This notification, exercising powers conferred by section 11 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (34 of 2003), grants recognition to the testing laboratory located at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS), Hosur Road, Bangalore, Karnataka-560029. The purpose of this recognition is for the laboratory to test the nicotine and tar contents in cigarettes and any other tobacco products. The notification was issued under File No. P. 16011/03/2019-TC and signed by V. Hekali Zhimomi, Addl. Secy.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-06102025-266712 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2025/ASVINA 11, 1947 No. 4381] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (Department of Health and Family Welfare) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st October, 2025 S.O. 4507(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (34 of 2003), the Central Government hereby grants recognition to the testing laboratory at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS), Hosur Road, Bangalore, Karnataka-560029, for the purposes of testing the nicotine and tar contents in cigarettes and any other tobacco products. [F. No. P. 16011/03/2019-TC] V. HEKALI ZHIMOMI, Addl. Secy.

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