Nada India's brand ambassador Rita Thakur of Shimla will represent India at Youth Summit on Free Tobacco in Bangkok
Nada India is striving to run green and healthy campus campaign in local universities and colleges with the help of young people for change. Mangal Singh and Sunny Kumar are not only leading the charge but also mentoring and training thousand of young individuals like Rita Thakur. Through their efforts, these youth champions are rallying against tobacco by advocating for stronger tobacco control laws in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana
Convenor of Nada India Foundation and Karmaveer Award recipient Suneel Vatsyayan said that every year eight million people lose their lives due to tobacco consumption in the world, out of which 1.3 million people are non-smokers who are in the grip of tobacco smoke even if they do not want to. The figures are alarming which makes it very important for the youth to brainstorm in such organized forums so that the future generations can be saved from the emerging crisis.
HPU Vice Chancellor S P Bansal has congratulated Thakur for earning this distinction, the statement said. The Print
Expressing happiness on representing India, Rita Thakur said that this is the first time for her when she is representing India on such a sensitive issue. Citing the initiative of the state government to increase the CCGR tax on tobacco products, she said that she would present this step of her state government as a case study during the summit. According to her, the increased tax on tobacco products not only increases the revenue for the state but also tries to keep expensive tobacco products away from the reach of youth and children. She informed that most of the countries of Asia are struggling with economic crises by living below the poverty line. Despite this, there is a significant jump in the consumption of tobacco being recorded in these countries. To deal with this deepening crisis, she will appeal to the representatives of different countries in the summit to lobby the governments of their countries to increase the tax on tobacco products like India.
Ritu Thakur will be part of the summit to be held from August 28 to September 1 in Bangkok, a statement issued by the Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) said. She has played a key role in the "tobacco-free" campaign being run under the auspices of the Nada India Foundation in the state, it said. The Week Magazine
Mr.Vatsyayan also praised the initiative of 'Tobacco Free University' of HPU campus in the fight against tobacco. He said that it will be the endeavour of Nada India Foundation to carry out many such youth empowerment programs in collaboration with NSS, NCC and other groups of the University. Nada India is striving to run green and healthy campus campaigns in local universities and colleges with the help of such influential youth. Mr.Vatsyayan emphasised
Mangal Singh Nada State Coordinator and Sunny Kumar Convener Nada Young India Network for Good Health are not only leading the Tobacco Youth campaign but also mentoring and training thousands of young individuals like Rita Thakur. Through their efforts, these youth champions are rallying against tobacco by advocating for stronger tobacco control laws in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana.
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