6 Nov : Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) and Asstt. Sub-Inspector of Railway Protection Force (RPF) have now been authorized to take action against person found smoking in trains and at railway stations. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, as per its notification of dated 15.9.2009, has included the Travelling Ticket Examiner/Chief Ticket Inspector/Ticket Collector/Officer not below the rank of Ticket Collector or equivalent rank not below the rank of Assistant Sub-Inspector of Railway Protection Force in Railways as person authorized to take action against smoking at public place.

As per the Prohibition of Smoking in Public Places Rules 2008, the law imposes strict ban on the smoking at public places like auditoriums, hospitals, health centres, parks, hotels, pubs, Governments offices, courts, educational institutions, libraries, roads, shopping centres, malls, theaters, stadiums, bus stops, railway stations, coffee stations, bars, airport lounges etc.

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