The state government is taking initiatives to find alternative to tobacco which is widely grown in central Gujarat, said state minister of Health and Family Welfare Jay Narayan Vyas on “World No Tobacco Day” on Monday.
Vyas also urged farmers in Gujarat not to grow tobacco as most of the tobacco consumers in the state are youths.
Inaugurating a state-level workshop, he said: “Tobacco consumption is increasing. According to the National Family Health Survey (2005-06), 57 per cent men and 11 per cent women in India consume tobacco. In Gujarat, 60 per cent men and 8.4 per cent women consume tobacco. The Global Youth tobacco survey, 2003, shows that 29.3 per cent boys and 4.3 per cent girls studying in classes VII to X consume tobacco in Gujarat. Around 20 per cent of the total population of the students consume tobacco in Gujarat.”
Vyas also released guidelines for health workers who will participate in the tobacco control programme.
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