<h1>Health Security se National Security Cess proposes a pan masala levy, raising state allocation and procedural access concerns.</h1> The Health Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025 levies a cess on pan masala to fund national security and public health, prompting questions whether cess proceeds will be shared with states despite health being a state subject; the bill lacks specified funded activities and transparency. Objections target Section 21 for restricting court cognisance to commissioner permission and challenge an administrative power to raise the cess rate without broader parliamentary or state consultation, raising federalism and fiscal autonomy concerns.