Criteria for Smoke Free city
With the support from government agencies and through multi-department coordination, MGVS aims to make smoke free blocks/cities/districts in Maharashtra state. The criteria for declaring smoke free jurisdictions are given in the table below:
Criteria for Smoke Free city
| No. | Criteria | Declaring Smoke free City |
| 1 |
“No Smoking” Signage at all public places and workplaces
|
More than 90% conformity |
| 2 | Absence of smoking aids (No ash-tray/matchbox/lighters) | Not present at all in more than 90% of places |
| 3 | No direct observation of smoking at peak activity timings | No smoking observed in more than 90% of places |
| 4 | No evidence of past smoking -based on absence of cigarette butts and bidi ends | No butts / bidi ends in more than 90% of public places |
| 5 | No evidence of recent smoking – as evident from smoking ash and smell | No smoking ash and smell in more than 90% of public places |
| 6 |
Enforcement mechanisms-Mechanism instituted
|
Jurisdictions scores high (more than 90 percent) on each count |
For more details : Smoke free cities.pdf
