World No Tobacco Day: Health Secretary launches Tobacco-Free Educational Institutions app

May 29, 2026 4:32 PM

World No Tobacco Day: Health Secretary launches Tobacco-Free Educational Institutions app

Ahead of World No Tobacco Day 2026, Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava on Friday launched the pilot version of the Tobacco-Free Educational Institutions (ToFEI) Application and released a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for tobacco product sample collection, reinforcing the Centre’s efforts to combat tobacco and nicotine addiction among youth. The initiatives were launched during a national event organised under the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) at Kartavya Bhawan i...

Govt rolls out a nationwide campaign on Tobacco Free Educational Institutions (ToFEI)

September 16, 2024 6:14 PM

Govt rolls out a nationwide campaign on Tobacco Free Educational Institutions (ToFEI)

The Ministry of Education has unveiled a comprehensive plan to create tobacco-free educational institutions across the nation. India, the world's second-largest consumer and producer of tobacco, faces a significant public health challenge with tobacco use accounting for approximately 1.35 million deaths annually. The Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) 2019 revealed that 8.5 percent of school students aged 13 to 15 use tobacco in various forms. On World No Tobacco Day, observed on May 31, 2024...