NEW DELHI: The Delhi government's health and family welfare department has banned the sale of correction fluids, whiteners, thinners and vulcanised solutions to children below 18, unless they are accompanied by adults or carry permission letter from school. This is seen as a significant step to protect children from substance abuse The government issued a notification to this effect on July 31, also banning the retail sale of bottled correction fluids that could be used for both erasing text or nail polish. However, these may be sold in the form of pens or similar devices as only limited amount of chemicals could come out of these.The revenue department and the police have been told to enforce the ban.A district task force comprising a deputy commissioner (revenue) and a DCP would monitor progress every month. The notification has been issued in accordance with Section 188 of IPC and Section 77 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection Protection of Children) Act, 2015.The government also wants a mandatory warning printed on the pens or other devices about the ill effects of inhaling or ingesting such fluids. The government had brought out a similar notification in 2012 too. But activists and lawyers working on prevention of substance abuse had felt its impact was limited.

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