General Events of 26-January-1997 -Delhi becomes the first state in India to enforce a ban on smoking in all public places.Government prohibits manual scavenging and construction of dry latrines in six states (APMizoram becomes a dry state

05 May, 2024

List of General Events on 26-January-1997

26- January-1997	Delhi becomes the first state in India to enforce a ban on smoking in all public places.
26- January-1997	Government prohibits manual scavenging and construction of dry latrines in six states (AP, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tripura, West Bengal) and all UTs.
26- January-1997	Mizoram becomes a dry state, the fourth, after Gujarat, AP and Haryana.