Shimla, Oct. 18 -- Himachal Pradesh has been selected among the best-performing states in the larger state category under the Tobacco Free Youth Campaign 3.0, with the award scheduled to be presented in New Delhi on October 28, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Sunday.
The Chief Minister credited the achievement to the sustained efforts of the state Health and Family Welfare Department and lauded its role in implementing the campaign aimed at preventing tobacco use among young people and encouraging cessation.
Sukhu said the state's performance had been recognised across several key areas, including public awareness about the harmful effects of tobacco, compliance with tobacco-free educational institution norms, enforcement of...