It is estimated that more than 10,00,000 people die each year due to tobacco use in India
world over 60,00,000 people die annually due to tobacco use
Opinion Poll
Guidelines for Law Enforcers for effective implementation of Tobacco Control Laws 2013
Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (COTPA) No. 34 of 2003 [18th May, 2003]
Recommendations from the National Consultation on Smokeless Tobacco (4-5 April, 2011, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi)
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India (MoHFW) in joint collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) organized a National Consultation on Smokeless Tobacco to highlight the magnitude of the problem of smokeless tobacco use and possible policies to regulate/control its use in India. More than 80 tobacco control experts from across the country and selected international experts participated in the consultation (list of delegates appended) to deliberate about the available scientific evidence on the constituents and harmful effects of smokeless tobacco products and the rationale for regulation or possibility of a complete ban on its production, supply and distribution in India