Tobacco Control in Schools in India (India Global Youth Tobacco Survey & Global School Personnel Survey, 2006)

India Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) 2006 and Global School Personnel Survey (GSPS) 2006 were undertaken region-wise, namely, North, South, East, West, Central and North East, covering 99.7% of the total population of India. Altogether, 12,086 students and 2,926 school personnel from 180 schools participated in the six regional surveys, with fieldwork completed during the first half of 2006. Data from India GYTS 2003 and GYTS 2006 was analyzed to examine the change in different variables of tobacco control measures for monitoring and evaluation of process measures achieved on different provisions of Tobacco Control Act, 2003 and relevant Articles in the World Health Organization, Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). [Prepared on behalf of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare].