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GOI Initiatives > National Programme for Tobacco Control during 11th Five Year Plan Proposed - (2007-2012)
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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.
- The network of tobacco cessation centers has been expanded to cover five new states – Mizoram, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Assam.
- 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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