October 2, 2025
  • The district administration has launched a campaign to check the use of tobacco products in public places.
  • The administration aims to make the district tobacco-free by 2025.
  • The campaign was launched by the district Deputy Commissioner, DC Rana, while chairing a meeting of various experts of Himachal Pradesh Tobacco Control Progressive Centre and officers of various stakeholder departments.
  • The meeting was organised under the aegis of Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda.
  • According to the DC, Emphasizing the need to ensure effective system for tobacco control at the panchayat-level, tobacco-free panchayat would be given a cash award of Rs five lakh. He directed the Rural Development Department and the Health Department to jointly take necessary steps at the panchayat-level. District-level Tobacco Control Coordination Committee, block-level flying squads have also been constituted.
  • The DC directed to develop a mobile app for the monthly activities to ensure effective implementation of the coordination committee and flying squads.
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