Tarun Karthick

Sri Vijaya Puram, 24 October 2025

A one-day orientation and field-based evaluation programme on the Tobacco Free Educational Institution (ToFEI) School Challenge 2025 was organized under the Science Wing of the Directorate of Education at Shiksha Sadan, Sri Vijaya Puram.

Inaugurating the programme, Mr. Ram Pravesh, Deputy Director of Education (Science), highlighted the significance of the ToFEI campaign, stressing the collective responsibility of teachers, health professionals, law enforcement authorities, social welfare officials, and community members in safeguarding minors and youth from the harmful effects of tobacco use.

The session featured expert resource persons including Dr. Satyajit Halder, State Nodal Officer, National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP), Dire

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