Writeup AP 2011-12 - Punjab State Planning Board

CS-35 National Tobacco Control Programme
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Outlay – Rs. 200.00 lac
11.5.92 The State Level Tabacco Control Cell has been established in the Directorate
of Health & Family Welfare, Punjab. Tobacco Control Cells have been established at the
district level to monitor and enforce the legislative provisions of “The Cigarettes & Other
Tobacco Products Act, 2003. Main provisions of the Act are as under:-
(i) Prohibition of smoking in public places;
(ii) Prohibition of advertisement sponsorship and promotion of tobacco products;
(iii) Prohibition of sale of tobacco products near educational institutions;
(iv) Regulation of health warning in tobacco products packs;
(v) Regulation of tar and nicotine contents of tobacco products.
11.5.93 Action plan for achieving the target is as follows:-
(i) To implement the “Tobacco Control Act & Rules 2003” in letter and spirit.
(ii) To arrange exhibitions, seminars, banners at District level, Sub-division level,
Block level. Especially truck/car/bus union and school/colleges are regularly
made aware about ill-effects & diseases caused by uses of tobacco & other
tobacco products and also warned of punishment in case of violation of
provisions of “Tobacco Control Act, 2007”.
(iii) District Tobacco Control Committees would send the monthly reports and
proceedings of the meeting regarding the anti-tobacco activities at the District
to the State Headquarters.
(iv) Multi-sectoral involvement for the implementation of the Act with the help of
NGOs, Police Department, Education Department and the nearest Local
Executive officer/administration.
11.5.94 The scheme aims at making people aware regularly about ill-effects &
diseases caused by use of tobacco & other tobacco products and also be warned of
punishment in case of violation of provisions of “Tobacco Control Act”. An outlay of Rs.
200.00 lac had been provided for the Annual Plan 2010-11. An outlay of Rs. 200.00 lac is
provided for the Annual Plan 2011-12.