First-time violators will have to pay ₹1,000 fine and perform public service for one day, says Maharashtra's Health Minister Rajesh Tope The Maharashtra government has made spitting, smoking and consumption of tobacco products in public punishable offences in the state.
Maharashtra has reported the highest number of Covid-19 cases in the country so far. First-time violators will have to pay ₹1,000 fine and perform public service for one day, said state's Health Minister Rajesh Tope.
Second-time offenders will have to pay ₹3,000 fine and perform public service for three days, said Tope. "After that the punishment would be ₹5000 fine and five days of public service," he said.