Yogi Adityanath`s car driver caught chewing tobacco on duty, fined Rs 500

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's car driver on Saturday paid a fine of Rs 500 for chewing tobbaco while on duty. 

As per the report, the Chief Minister's driver was fined as he was spotted chewing tobacco product at the state secretariat today. 

Earlier, Yogi Adityanath had asked state government officials to desist from chewing paan, paan masala, gutka and other tobacco products during working hours in offices. A day after the oath taking ceremony, Adityanath had administered a cleanliness pledge to state bureaucrats and ordered them to keep office premises clean.

Days back, to execute his pledge to administer cleanliness among state bureaucrats and to keep government offices clean, Adityanath had urged officials to desist from chewing paan, paan masala, gutka and other tobacco products while they are on their duty. 

To resist people from spitting betel juice and pan in the premises of government offices, authorities under the newly elected state government in Shahjahanpurhad put tiles with pictures of gods and goddesses on the corners and staircases of administrative offices.

A day back, the newly-elected Chief Minister stated that officials with clean and honest image will be offered key positions and will be given due encouragement.