Council for Harm Reduced Alternatives (CHRA) a national tobacco harm reduction organisation that works towards reducing the tobacco health burden through safer alternatives and Association of Vapers India (AVI) an advocacy group that represents e-cigarette users across the country have warned central and states governments against the consequences of banning e-cigarettes saying it would deprive millions of smokers of safer choices and cause damage to public health. CHRA said it is unfortunate the government is mulling banning e-cigarettes which are 95% less harmful compared to tobacco cigarettes even as it promotes harm reduction programmes in interventions on addiction and communicable