https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=3035 Central excise duty on tobacco products formed a material part of central excise receipts in 2011-12 (upto January 2012), with a provisional product-wise break-up provided for cigarettes, chewing tobacco, beedis and other tobacco products. The Tobacco Board uses revenue it generates to fund welfare measures for growers and families, including group personal accident policies, life term insurance and, under the Tobacco Growers Scheme (launched March 2010), financial assistance for death of a grower member, treatment of major illness and advances for marriages of grower members' girl children. en-us Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:06:01 +0530 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:06:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=3035 Central excise duty on tobacco products formed a material part of central excise receipts in 2011-12 (upto January 2012), with a provisional product-wise break-up provided for cigarettes, chewing tobacco, beedis and other tobacco products. The Tobacco Board uses revenue it generates to fund welfare measures for growers and families, including group personal accident policies, life term insurance and, under the Tobacco Growers Scheme (launched March 2010), financial assistance for death of a grower member, treatment of major illness and advances for marriages of grower members' girl children. News - Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:06:01 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=3035