• Dr. Sanjay Sharma
• Dr. Deepak Agrawal

Leading risk factor for non-communicable diseases are from the tobacco use is one of the single largest preventable causes of death. The Government of India to initiate various measures for tobacco control, this is because of the burden of tobacco related illnesses. “Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce Production, Supply and Distribution)” Act in 2003, was adapted the India WHO Framework Convention of Tobacco Control (FCTC). There was a listed a wide array of regulatory activities for tobacco control, which was passed by The National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) was launched in 2007 and passed the including setting up the National Regulatory Authority (NRA), state and district tobacco control programmers, public awareness campaigns, establishment of tobacco testing laboratories, prohibition of smoking in public places, prohibition of advertisement, sponsorship and promotion of tobacco products, prohibition of sale of tobacco products near educational institutions, and regulation of health warning in tobacco products packs. In India the trend of smoking is increasing day by day and became a fashion statement among the youth of the country. In this research paper, we have tried to investigate the factor behind anti-smoking strategies in India.

Anti-smoking, Strategies, India, Factors

"A CRITICAL VIEW ON THE FACTORS AFFECTING ANTI-SMOKING STRATEGIES IN INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.199-205, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAI06030.pdf

"A CRITICAL VIEW ON THE FACTORS AFFECTING ANTI-SMOKING STRATEGIES IN INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp199-205, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAI06030.pdf