GOI Initiatives > National Programme for Tobacco Control during 11th Five Year Plan Proposed - (2007-2012)

Main components of the National Tobacco Control Programme

• Setting up of National Regulatory Authority (NRA)
• State Tobacco Control Programme
• District Tobacco Control Programme
• Anti tobacco Public Awareness Campaigns
• Establishment of tobacco testing labs

Milestones Achieved by the Goverment through Collaboration with the World Health Organisation (India office )

• A Tobacco control community and school based interventions has been implemented
• Support provided for pilot community, school, rural and slum based interventions targeting different populations at state level
• A network of 18 tobacco cessation centers and services set up across the country and standardized manuals and systems developed for the same.
  1. The network of tobacco cessation centers has been expanded to cover five new states - Mizoram, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Assam.
  2. The 18 Tobacco Cessation Centers established across the country have treated over 30,000 clients to quit tobacco and have covered several lakh of population through outreach programmes for tobacco control.
• A wide range of anti tobacco IEC materials that covers the various forms of tobacco use and targets the diverse population groups have been developed.
• Widespread media coverage and advocacy with role models promoting young smokers to quit smoking.

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