A Study on Government Regulation Banning Polythene Gutkha Sachets: Empirical Research on People Perception

Pan masala is very popular in India and many Asian countries like Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Middle east etc. It is being chewing some times on occasions, some time due to traditional heritage, some times as fashion and sometimes people are addicted. The study explains various hazardous dimensions of pan masala and polythene sachets on the environment as well as human health. Research studied the intention of government banning polythene sachets and measuring people perception towards these ban. 200 respondents were asked to respond on self designed questionnaire and found out how people respond on such initiatives taken by government.