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Central government schools to become tobacco free
Tuesday February 28, 2012 10:14:31 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: All Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) across India have been directed to
ensure they are tobacco-free to prevent youth access to tobacco,
officials said Tuesday.
The Kendriya Vidyalya Sangathan (KVS) has directed all the 1,087
schools across India under it make their campuses and surroundings
tobacco-free.
The order has been issued by U.N Khaware, joint commissioner
(academics), KVS, to the deputy commissioners of all regional
offices.
"The order directs the deputy commissioners to ensure that KVs
functioning under their jurisdiction adhere to the rules and also
prevent use of tobacco by the students, teachers and the
non-teaching staff in the school premises during and after the
school hours," the official said.
Schools welcomed the move, saying it will protect youths from
exposure to tobacco.
"We welcome the new directive which requires all KV schools to go
tobacco-free. We will take up all measures to ensure effective
enforcement of this provision to protect youth from exposure to
tobacco and organise tobacco control campaigns and workshops to
ensure the same," said Samer Singh, principal of the Kendriya
Vidyalya in Delhi Cantt.
Estimates from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) India Report
2009, show that nearly 15 percent Indian youths in the age group
of 13-15 years currently use tobacco in one form or the other.
"We laud this exemplary move made by KVS towards safeguarding the
health and wellbeing of students and youths in India. This has set
a landmark example for other educational institution boards to
emulate," said Monika Arora from NGO HRIDAY (Health Related
Information Dissemination Amongst Youth).
In order to restrict youth access to tobacco products, the
Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, (COTPA) 2003, prohibits
sale of tobacco products to and by any person below the age of 18
years while Section 6 of the act prohibits sale of tobacco
products within the radius of 100 yards of any educational
institution.
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