National Tobacco Control Programme

The key activities undertaken under the National Tobacco Control Programme include:

1)      National Level Public awareness campaigns

2)      Monitoring, Evaluation and Research.

3)      Advocacy and inter-sectoral linkages

4)      Training and capacity building of multiple stakeholders.

5)      Enforcement of the Tobacco Control Act (COTPA, 2003)

6)      School Awareness Programmes

7)      Setting up and expansion of cessation services.

The details of the achievements and funds released/utilized during the last three years are given below:

Year	Achievements under NTCP
2012 -13	·         Issued notification to regulate the depiction of tobacco products or its use in films and TV programmes. ·         Issued the packaging and labelling Rules 2012 vide notification G.S.R. No. 724 (E) dated 27-09-12. ·         Launched Public awareness campaign using electronic media as well as outdoor media like Bus panels, bus queue shelters, unipole, back light display at railway station, metro rail display etc. ·         Number of people challaned (21 states) :  1,04,750 ·         Number of tobacco users counselled (21 states) : 32,328 ·         Number of children covered under school programme (21 states) : 1,71,986 ·         Number of people trained through workshops/trainings (21 states) : 82,182
2013-14	·         Up-scaled the coverage of National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) from existing 42 districts of 21 states to 53 districts of 29 states in 2013, subsumed under the National Health Mission (NHM) Flexi-pool for Non-Communicable disease (NCD’s). ·         Organized “National Consultation on Tobacco Economics” which dwelt on three issues of economics of tobacco (i) Health Cost of Tobacco Use, (ii) Alternative livelihood to tobacco farmers and bidi rollers and (iii) tobacco taxation. ·         Launched Public awareness campaign launched using electronic media and Radio and outdoor (train wrap-up & bus panels). ·         Number of people challaned (21 states) : 69,278 ·         Number of tobacco users counselled (21 states) : 15,477 ·         Number of children covered under school programme (21 states ): 2,40,508 ·         Number of people trained through workshops/trainings (21 states) : 15,147
2014-15	·         Issued notification of new Rules on tobacco pack pictorial warnings on 15th October, 2014, which mandate display of pictorial health warnings on 85% of principal display area of tobacco packs and on both sides. ·         Launched Public awareness campaign using electronic media and Radio. ·         Funds released for setting up/upgradation of State Tobacco Control Cells in 35 States/UTs and for setting up district tobacco control cells in 56 districts. ·         Initiated the process of setting up national quit line  and strengthening violation helpline. ·         Number of people challaned (22 states) :  2,21,922 ·         Number of tobacco users counselled (22 states) : 26,666 ·         Number of children covered under school programme (22 states) : 98,805 ·         Number of people trained through workshops/trainings(22 states) : 22,574

Fund Allocation and utilization under NTCP

Financial Year	Allocation RE (in Crore)	Expenditure (in Crore)
2012 -13	30.00	10.48
2013-14	51.30	35.20
2014-15	60.00	51.90
2015-16	20.00	--

Status of the release of funds (in INR) under the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP)

 for the years 2012-13 to 2014-15

S. No.	State	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15
1	Rajasthan	14,56,623	45,38,000	108,87,000
2	Assam	26,23,212	59,97,000	85,83,000
3	Karnataka+	__	__	136,88,000
4	West Bengal*	__	__	23,32,000
5	Tamil Nadu	__	__	130,98,000
6	Uttar Pradesh	__	__	296,43,000
7	Gujarat	__	__	136,16,000
8	Delhi	__	__	12,81,000
9	Madhya Pradesh*	__	__	167,09,000
10	Nagaland	__	61,99,000	7,19,000
11	Tripura	13,63,884	57,64,000	80,06,000
12	Mizoram	22,20,000	64,13,000	51,05,000
13	Arunachal Pradesh	__	__	47,30,000
14	Sikkim	__	__	56,89,000
15	Jharkhand**	__	__	136,88,000
16	Bihar**	__	50,57,000	163,50,000
17	Uttarakhand	22,18,452	48,55,000	94,50,000
18	Maharashtra**	__	76,79,000	172,00,000
19	Goa	__	47,71,000	30,00,000
20	Andhra Pradesh	__	-	123,75,000
21	Odisha**	__	50,27,000	136,88,000
22	Chhattisgarh	__	26,72,000	30,00,000
23	Himachal Pradesh	__	26,72,000	30,00,000
24	J & K	__	__	30,00,000
25	Haryana	__	__	101,25,000
26	Kerala	__	26,72,000	30,00,000
27	Meghalaya	__	64,13,000	7,85,000
28	Punjab	__	26,72,000	30,00,000
29	Puducherry	__	__	30,00,000
30	Chandigarh	__	__	0
31	Andaman & Nicobar	__	__	30,00,000
32	Daman & Diu	__	__	30,00,000
33	Lakshadweep	__	__	65,00,000
34	Manipur	__	__	19,70,000
35	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	__	__	40,00,000
36	Telangana	NA	NA	89,74,000

* 17,24,000 INR/ released to West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh in 2007-08.

+13,29,472 INR/ released to Karnataka in 2010-11

** 12,12,000 INR/ released to Jharkhand, Bihar, Maharashtra and Odisha in 2008-09.

The Government of India got an external evaluation done of the National Tobacco Control Programme through Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) in 2012-13. The key recommendations of the evaluation are as under:

1)      School Awareness Programme – to impart awareness and skills among youth to empower and advocate with them for adopting tobacco free norms in the family and community.

2)      Setting up tobacco product testing laboratories- to ensure effective product regulation.

3)      Multi-disciplinary research in tobacco control - encompassing interventions, evidence-based policy reforms and alternatives for tobacco growers/workers.

4)      Periodic Monitoring and Surveillance - to measure the success, failures and lessons learnt.

5)      Accessible and affordable cessation facilities at all levels.

6)      Effective information, education & communication (IEC) materials and mass media to create public awareness at National , state and district levels

7)      Enhance resource allocation at all level for IEC activities/Campaigns.

8)      Synergy of tobacco control with other health programmes like National Health Mission (NHM), National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardio Vascular Disease and Stroke (NPCDCS) for extended outreach and effective implementation 

9)      Establish National Tobacco Regulatory Authority (NTRA)  - A unified central agency for regulation of tobacco products in India.

The recommendations of this evaluation have been suitably incorporated in the 12^thFive Year Plan for National Tobacco Control Programme, to make the outcomes more effective.

Section 5 of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (COTPA, 2003), prohibits all direct and indirect advertisements, promotion and sponsorship. The said prohibition also extends to any activity that promotes the use or consumption of cigarettes or any other tobacco products.

The Health Minister, Shri J P Nadda stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today(07-08-2015).

Courtesy:pib.nic.in