{"id":2587,"date":"2026-05-04T01:46:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T01:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.236.237.24\/?page_id=2587"},"modified":"2026-06-02T08:12:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T08:12:55","slug":"ntcp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nhm.tn.gov.in\/ta\/ntcp\/","title":{"rendered":"NTCP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2587\" class=\"elementor elementor-2587\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df48e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2df48e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea6c894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hfe-breadcrumbs-widget\" data-id=\"ea6c894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ul class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs hfe-breadcrumbs-show-home\"><li class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-item hfe-breadcrumbs-first\"><span class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-home-icon\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nhm.tn.gov.in\/ta\"><span class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-text\">Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b8da15 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b8da15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efb900c e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"efb900c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7acc748 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7acc748\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section\">\n\n<!-- HERO -->\n\n<div class=\"nhm-hero\">\n\n<div class=\"nhm-hero-content\">\n\n<div class=\"nhm-tag\">\nTobacco Control &#038; Prevention\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP)<\/h2>\n\n<p>\nGovernment of India launched the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) in the year 2007-08 during the 11th Five-Year-Plan.\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\nThe programme aims to create awareness about the harmful effects of tobacco consumption, reduce the production and supply of tobacco products, ensure effective implementation of the provisions under The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (COTPA), help people quit tobacco use, and facilitate implementation of strategies for prevention and control of tobacco advocated by the WHO Framework Convention of Tobacco Control.\n<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-hero-image\">\n\n<div class=\"nhm-highlight-stat\">\n<div class=\"big\">38<\/div>\nDistrict Tobacco Control Cells\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- NTCP TN -->\n\n<div class=\"nhm-achievement\">\n\n<h3>\n<i class=\"dashicons dashicons-shield\"><\/i>\nNTCP in Tamil Nadu\n<\/h3>\n\n<p>\nIn Tamil Nadu, NTCP is implemented by the State Tobacco Control Cell functioning under the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Chennai since 2007.\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\nThe District Level activities under NTCP are carried out by the District Health Societies under the supervision of Deputy Director of Health Services. Currently, District Tobacco Control Cells are established in all 38 districts in Tamil Nadu for carrying out the implementation of Tobacco Control activities under NTCP.\n<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- MAJOR COMPONENTS -->\n\n<h3>Major Components of the Tobacco Control Programme in Tamil Nadu<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-grid\">\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-card\">\n<h4>Establishment of Tobacco Cessation Centres<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-card\">\n<h4>Enforcement of Tobacco Control Law<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-card\">\n<h4>Capacity Building of Various Stakeholders on Tobacco Control<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-card\">\n<h4>Raising Awareness in Schools, Colleges and Other Educational Institutions<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-card\">\n<h4>Declaration of Tobacco Free Educational Institutions<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-card\">\n<h4>Organizing Mass IEC Awareness Campaigns<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-card\">\n<h4>Taking Pledge Against Tobacco Use<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- COTPA -->\n\n<h3>Enforcement of Tobacco Control Law<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-section-alt\">\n\n<h3>Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003<\/h3>\n\n<h4>Objective<\/h4>\n\n<p>\nThe Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003 aims to discourage the use and consumption of tobacco products by eliminating all forms of direct and indirect advertising, promotion, sponsorship, and exposure to tobacco products, thereby protecting public health.\n<\/p>\n\n<h4>Scope of the Act<\/h4>\n\n<p>\nCOTPA, 2003 applies to all tobacco-containing products in any form, including cigarettes, cigars, bidis, gutka, pan masala (with tobacco), khaini, mawa, mishri, snuff, etc., as listed in the Schedule to the Act. The Act extends to the entire country.\n<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- COTPA PROVISIONS -->\n\n<h3>Major Provisions of COTPA, 2003<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-grid\">\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-card\">\n<h4>Section 4<\/h4>\n<p>Prohibition of smoking in public places<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-card\">\n<h4>Section 5<\/h4>\n<p>Prohibition of direct and indirect advertisement, promotion, and sponsorship of tobacco products<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-card\">\n<h4>Section 6(a)<\/h4>\n<p>Prohibition of sale of tobacco products to persons below 18 years of age<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-card\">\n<h4>Section 6(b)<\/h4>\n<p>Prohibition of sale of tobacco products within 100 yards of educational institutions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-card\">\n<h4>Section 7<\/h4>\n<p>Mandatory display of specified pictorial health warnings on all tobacco product packages<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- ENFORCEMENT -->\n\n<div class=\"nhm-achievement\">\n\n<h3>\n<i class=\"dashicons dashicons-awards\"><\/i>\nCOTPA Enforcement in Tamil Nadu\n<\/h3>\n\n<p>\nTamil Nadu has emerged as a leading State in effective enforcement of COTPA, 2003, collecting the highest amount of fines in the country from violators.\n<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"objective-list\">\n<li>Enforcement squads have been constituted at State, District, Block, and Village levels to monitor compliance and address violations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- HOOKAH -->\n\n<h3>Ban on Hookah Bars<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-section-alt\">\n\n<h4>Health Concerns<\/h4>\n\n<p>\nHookah and E-Hookah (water pipes) are used to smoke flavored tobacco through a water chamber. Contrary to popular belief, hookah smoke contains higher levels of nicotine, carbon monoxide, and tar than cigarettes.\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\nHookah smoking contributes to nicotine addiction, second-hand smoke exposure, and diseases such as tuberculosis, chronic lung disease, gum disease, and cardiovascular disorders.\n<\/p>\n\n<h4>Objectives of the Ban<\/h4>\n\n<ul class=\"objective-list\">\n<li>To reduce health risks to users and protect non-users from second-hand exposure.<\/li>\n<li>To prevent initiation of hookah use among youth and vulnerable groups, including pregnant women.<\/li>\n<li>To safeguard tobacco control efforts from commercial and industry interests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- LEGAL SUPPORT -->\n\n<h3>Legal Support for Ban<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-grid\">\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-card\">\n<p>Nicotine is regulated under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-card\">\n<p>Listed as an insecticide under the Insecticides Act, 1968.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-card\">\n<p>Prohibited as a food ingredient under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-card\">\n<p>Classified as a hazardous chemical under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-card\">\n<p>Penal provisions under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 prohibit providing tobacco to children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- ENDS -->\n\n<h3>Ban on Electronic Cigarettes (ENDS)<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-section-alt\">\n\n<p>\nElectronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes, e-hookah, e-cigars, etc.) are battery-operated devices delivering nicotine aerosol. These aerosols contain harmful substances such as nicotine, ultrafine particles, volatile organic compounds, heavy metals, and flavoring agents linked to lung disease.\n<\/p>\n\n<h4>Health Risks<\/h4>\n\n<ul class=\"objective-list\">\n<li>Nicotine addiction<\/li>\n<li>Adverse effects on adolescent brain development<\/li>\n<li>Serious risks to pregnant women and fetal health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Regulatory Action<\/h4>\n\n<ul class=\"objective-list\">\n<li>Government of Tamil Nadu banned manufacture, sale, distribution, use, advertisement, import, and possession of ENDS vide G.O. (Ms) No. 384 dated 14.11.2018.<\/li>\n<li>Government of India enacted the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Ordinance, 2019, enforcing a nationwide ban.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- CAPACITY BUILDING -->\n\n<h3>Capacity Building and Awareness<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-grid\">\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-card\">\n<p>Training provided to officials from Police, Education, Railways, Airports, Health, and other departments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-card\">\n<p>NGOs, civil society groups, SHGs, youth clubs, and community volunteers trained on tobacco control.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-card\">\n<p>Medical Officers, NCD Staff Nurses, ICTC Counsellors, and Youth Health Volunteers trained in tobacco cessation services.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- TOFEI -->\n\n<h3>Tobacco-Free Educational Institutions (ToFEI)<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"stat-grid\">\n\n<div class=\"stat-card\">\n<strong>13,080<\/strong>\nSchools Certified\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"stat-card\">\n<strong>1,344<\/strong>\nColleges Certified\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\nSince 2007, 13,080 schools and 1,344 colleges in Tamil Nadu have been certified as Tobacco Free Educational Institutions under defined criteria.\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\nAdditionally, several public and institutional spaces have been declared smoke-free, including:\n<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"objective-list\">\n<li>Government offices, hospitals, PHCs<\/li>\n<li>Police stations, prisons, courts, Secretariat<\/li>\n<li>Public transport, hotels, malls, industries<\/li>\n<li>Slums, villages, cinema theatres, postal facilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!-- IEC -->\n\n<h3>Mass IEC and Public Awareness Campaigns<\/h3>\n\n<p>\nWorld No Tobacco Day is observed annually on 31st May. The National Health Mission \u2013 Tamil Nadu and Directorate of Public Health &#038; Preventive Medicine conduct statewide IEC activities to raise awareness on the harmful effects of tobacco and second-hand smoke.\n<\/p>\n\n<h4>Key Activities Include<\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-grid\">\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-card\">\n<h4>Rallies and Human Chains<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-card\">\n<h4>IEC on Wheels<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-card\">\n<h4>Signature Campaigns<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-card\">\n<h4>Distribution of IEC Materials<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-feature-card\">\n<h4>Community Outreach Programs<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-banner\">\nThese sustained efforts aim to reduce tobacco consumption and prevent tobacco-related Non-Communicable Diseases and cancers across the State.\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- CONTACT -->\n\n<h3>For More Information or to Report Violations Contact<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"contact-card\">\n\n<strong>State Tobacco Control Cell O\/o. DPH &#038; PM<\/strong><br><br>\n\n<strong>Email:<\/strong> ntcptn@gmail.com<br>\n<strong>Phone:<\/strong> 044-24335080<br>\n<strong>Toll Free No.:<\/strong> 1800110456\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Tobacco Control &#038; Prevention National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) Government of India launched the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) in the year 2007-08 during the 11th Five-Year-Plan. 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