Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday said that following pressure from various quarters, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the Centre has decided to have a rethink on the proposed ban on arecanut cultivation.
Addressing presspersons here after reviewing schemes of the Health and Medical Education departments here, Mr. Azad said, “We have put on hold the proposed ban.” Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had a meeting with him on this in New Delhi recently.
