According to the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS-4) released, 5.1 per cent of school students (between 13-15 age group) are currently consuming various forms of tobacco products in Maharashtra. The report was released by Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope at Tata Memorial Hospital on Thursday, February 17, 2022.

Around 63 per cent of current cigarette smokers and 70 per cent of current bidi smokers bought cigarettes/bidis from a store, paan shop, street vendor, or vending machine. Among the current smokers, 30 per cent of cigarette smokers and 43 per cent of bidi smokers were not refused by the vendors/shopkeepers because of their age (13-15 year-old age group).