Create and publish information in an easy to read fashion in English and Hindi and also create success stories of persons benefited from Tobacco de-addiction and smoke free environments in India. The publications will be released on the occasion of WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY 2007 in Delhi. The event will bring together leaders from all the stakeholders to understand in details about the benefits of our campaign and how each one of them can contribute to further strengthen our campaign to make Delhi and India slowly a tobacco free country.

The event will review and showcase our achievements till date in effective implementation of the tobacco control & consumption laws and what more needs to be done by the various stakeholders to ensure effective and efficient implementation of the various regulations in collaboration with the State Governmetns. The event will offer an opportunity to industry leaders, trade union leaders, consumer organisations and political parties to pledge their support on our various on-going initiatives supported by WHO and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.

The list of participants will be drawn from the leading members of the various industry associations, trade union leaders, State Government nodal officers dealing with enforcement of various tobacco control related laws, consumer organisations and other NGOs based in Delhi and other States. The event will be divided into four sessions. The first session will be devoted towards the inauguration ceremony with the Hon’ble Ministry of Health, Government of India, The Hon’ble Chief Minister of Delhi and Industry leaders, while the second session will be a panel discussion with Q & A with various eminent persons dealing with tobacco related activities in their respective organisations.

The Post lunch two sessions will be to work on the recommendations and the future action plan by involving all the stakeholders. The final outcome from the event will be documented and published for wider circulation to build awareness and effective involvement in the campaign to create smoke-free environment in India. The proposed activity is supported by The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India and World Health Organisation, India Country Office.