Ministry of Education rolls out a nationwide campaign on Tobacco Free Educational Institutions (ToFEI)
Ministry of Education rolls out a nationwide campaign on Tobacco Free Educational Institutions (ToFEI)
Tobacco use is one of the major causes of preventable deaths and diseases in India and accounts for nearly 1.35 million deaths every year in the country. India is also the second largest consumer and producer of tobacco. According to Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) 2019, 8.5 percent of school students in the age group of 13 to 15 consume tobacco in different forms across the country.
Easy access to tobacco products in its different forms around our school buildings and campuses believed to be one of the major contributing factors causing the above situation.
