Mumbai, May 31 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today administered an oath against tobacco consumption to government officials and staff at Mantralaya (secretariat) to mark the `World No Tobacco Day'.

Besides officials, students also took the oath.

Revenue minister Chandrakant Patil and health minister Deepak Sawant were also present.

An exhibition highlighting hazards of tobacco consumption was also organised on the occasion, a government release stated.

"All those present took oath to make their houses, premises, areas, offices, Mantralaya and entire Maharashtra tobacco-free," it said.

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