Calcutta, Feb. 6 :    Calcutta, Feb. 6:  The Left Front government has welcomed a move by the the BJP-led Centre to follow in its footsteps and ban smoking in public places by introducing legislation in the Budget session itself. Health minister Partha De has said that the provisions are likely to be implemented in West Bengal 'with a few alterations and additions.' But first, the contents of the proposed Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation) Bill will have to be made clear. 'It (the Centre) will be sending the draft soon. We shall go through it and, if need be, add to or modify some provisions.' Soon, public places like educational institutions, treatment centres, places of worship, transport terminals and places of entertainment will be declared no-smoking zones. 'The tobacco industry has made some suggestions in this regard, which we will consider,' the minister said. In a way, the Bill pre-empts a similar legislation drafted by the state health department, and pending clearance by the law ministry before being placed in the Assembly. Tuesday's move in Delhi was partly prompted by the state health department's suggestion to impose restrictions on sale and use of tobacco products. Other states that had made similar requests were Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Goa. 'If more than two states approach the Centre, then legislation affecting all the states can be contemplated and introduced by Delhi through an all-India Act,' De said. The Prohibition of Smoking and Spitting in Public Places and Protection of Non-Smokers' Health Bill, the legislation the state government wanted to introduce, is not being shelved, at least for the moment. 'It all depends on the provisions of the Central Act. We started the process last year, but giving the draft Bill a definite shape was taking time.' The provisions, De said, were similar to those proposed by the Centre. 'We had also drawn up our Bill with the intention of helping non-smokers and preventing minors from smoking.' When approached with Tuesday's development, some heads of schools welcomed the move and said it required strict implementation. 'As it is, the Board of Secondary Education has a ban on students smoking on school premises, and violation is punishable,' said A.N. Banerjee, principal of South Point High School. 'But what about children outside school control? Will the new rules be able to restrict them?' he asked. School administrators were also sceptical about whether the government would be able to remove cigarette shops from the vicinity of schools.