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WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) |
- India ratified the WHO FCTC in 2004.
- It was developed in response to the globalization of the tobacco epidemic.
- It is an evidence-based treaty that reaffirms the right of all people to the highest standard of health.
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Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003 |
- Replaced the Cigarettes Act of 1975
- Prohibits advertisement of, and to provide for the regulation of trade and commerce in, and production, supply and distribution of cigarettes and other tobacco products in India.
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National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP), 2008
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- Objective: To control tobacco consumption and minimize tobacco consumption related deaths
- Activities: Training and capacity building; information, education, and communication (IEC) activities; tobacco control laws; reporting survey and surveillance and tobacco cessation
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Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Amendment Rules, 2020
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- It was mandated that the specified health warning shall cover at least 85% of the principal display area of the package.
- Of this, 60% shall cover pictorial health warning and 25% shall cover textual health warning.
- This shall be positioned on the top edge of the package and in the same direction as the information on the principal display area.
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mCessation Programme |
- It is an initiative using mobile technology for tobacco cessation.
- It was launched as part of the Digital India initiative.
- It uses two-way messaging between the individual seeking to quit tobacco use and programme specialists providing them dynamic support
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Prevention and Control of Pollution Act of 1981 |
- Recognized smoking as an air pollutant.
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Cable Television Networks Amendment Act of 2000 |
- Prohibited the transmission of advertisements on tobacco and liquor in India.
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