TOBACCO ADDICTION IN INDIA

Tobacco control is an arena which requires the active participation of many players, in a collaborative mode. From several administrative departments involved at the governmental level, diverse civil society groups needed at the community level and varied technical expertise required from multiple professional groups, to a host of bilateral and international partners to engage, the design and delivery of the national programme for tobacco control requires extensive networking among the stakeholders and carefully calibrated coordination mechan-isms. Specific recommendations for individual stakeholders should be profiled.