Govt reissues norms on tobacco use

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Chandigarh, January 21

The Department of School Education has reissued instructions to make schools and educational institutions tobacco-free.

As per a spokesperson, Director General of the department issued a letter in this regard to all DEOs and school heads. The state has already banned tobacco products such as gutkha and pan masala. As per the latest guidelines, tobacco-related deaths were on the rise. The Global Youth Tobacco Survey reported that 14.6 per cent students between 13 and 15 years of age used tobacco in one form or another. The government had launched the National Tobacco Control Programme with an emphasis on educating schoolchildren. — TNS

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