Ban on alcohol and tobacco advertisements in IPL, Central Government takes a big step
IPL 2025: Any kind of alcohol and tobacco advertising has been banned in the stadium and during TV broadcasts during the Indian Premier League 2025. The Health Ministry has written a letter to the IPL management asking them to do so.
IPL 2025: The Union Health Ministry has issued an important letter to the Indian Premier League ahead of IPL 2025, asking it to ban all forms of tobacco and alcohol advertising, including surrogate advertising. IPL 2025 is scheduled to begin on March 22, 2025, and in a letter to chairman Arun Dhumal, Director General of Health Services Atul Goyal has urged cricketers not to be involved in any kind of tobacco or alcohol advertising directly or indirectly, as many people consider them as their role models.
Advertising ban on IPL
The DG wrote, 'IPL should strictly enforce the rules prohibiting all forms of tobacco and alcohol advertising, including surrogate advertisements, in the stadium premises where the games and related IPL games/events are held and during broadcast sessions on national television. The sale of tobacco/alcohol products should also be prohibited in all associated events and sports facilities. Discourage the promotion of players (including commentators) who directly or indirectly endorse alcohol or tobacco-related products.'
Players should promote public health
He also said, 'India has a huge burden of non-communicable diseases like heart disease, cancer, chronic lung disease, diabetes, hypertension etc., which cause more than 70% of deaths annually. Tobacco and alcohol consumption are major risk factors for NCDs. We rank second in tobacco-related deaths worldwide. About 1.4 million deaths occur every year. Alcohol is the most common beverage used by Indians. Cricket players are role models for the youth to promote a healthy, active lifestyle, IPL is the country's biggest sports platform, which has a social and moral obligation to promote public health and support the government's health initiatives.'
The opening and final matches will be held in Kolkata
The opening ceremony of IPL 2025 will be held in Kolkata and even the final will be held in the capital of West Bengal as Kolkata Knight Riders are the defending champions. Rishabh Pant was the most expensive player in the IPL 2025 auction, who was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 27 crore from a base price of Rs 2 crore. At the same time, Shreyas Iyer was bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 26.75 crore from a base price of Rs 2 crore.
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