Legal Enforcement : Implement laws with the help of monetary
incentives.
Social solecism (vendors) Inculcate cultural values.
head of institutes should :be empowered
to
Ban on sale and consumption of tobacco products inside the
presence of the institute.
Be empowerment to ban sale around ceo agenda of institute
Motivate users to quit
teaching & non teaching staff should not be allowed
to use tobacco products.
Smoke free hospital and schools.
form a tobacco control group which have powers entrusted
by the principal.
The Act should be translated into an easy and vernacular
language and this should be distributed to all conserved.
Awareness should prepared though consumer clubs.
No tobacco day should be celebrated in all institutions.
The Motto of No Tobacco Day should be displayed on notice
board.
Media should give adequate coverage. (on cable TV &
Doordarshan)
Advertisements / documentary films emphasizing hazards of
tobacco should be shown before cartoons and other programmes
for children on TV.
Penalty for sale of Tobacco in an around educational institutes
should be increased Rs. 100 or 200 is not enough as it seems
easily affordable.
Reward
systems :All
complainants should be awarded for complaining against any
vendor of tobacco violating the norms.
Schools should reward children who quit.
Time Frame : should be set up to
cover up schools in a particular period. The educational
institutes should be made to implement the laws concerning
tob. Consumption/ sale within the next academic year; in
a phased manner.Include awareness activities in curriculum
for next academic year.Schools should be recognized by CBSE
/ ICSE only if other ------ display board where required.
Ban on sale of tobacco to minors
Ban on sale of tobacco around educational institutions
Awareness amongst Children & Students, parents, local
vendors, Administrators of educational institutions through
from awareness group, NGOs consumer organisations, enforcement
authorities (institutional)
Motivation – positive motivation
to users to quit & parents to help their children to
quit
Legal enforcement
Social ostracism (vendors)- inculcate cultural values
Topic for discussion for Group 4:
Provision 4-
Recommendations:-
Consumer organisations would share a document with MoH on
certain existing gold standard on Nicotine & Tar within
next two months
Mandatory labelling of levels on Nicotine & Tar
Identification of accredited labs to test the harmful chemicals
in the tobacco products
Labs should be referral, basic & region wise
Testing methods & equipments should be identified
Specified pictorial health warning
50% of the principal display area for pictorial warning
Draft rules for specified pictorial & written health
warnings will be made open for public comments & consumer
organisations in the leadership of Mr. G.S. Panda (RARE-Orissa)
will give comments before it is enforced
CORE group meeting to be held within next 3 months
Font size should be prominent & comparable to the Brand
name
Not more than two regional languages can be used on BIDI
& Gutkha products
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