The government on Thursday prohibited import of cigarette lighters if the price per unit is less than ₹20, with a view to discourage inbound shipments of the product. Similarly, the inbound shipments of pocket lighters, gas-fuelled, and refillable, stood at $8.87 million in 2022-23 against $7 million in 2021-22. Stalin urged the Centre to ban single-use plastic cigarette lighters to …
