{"id":3711,"date":"2014-05-17T19:28:43","date_gmt":"2014-05-17T13:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.askiitians.com\/blog\/?p=3711"},"modified":"2014-05-17T19:28:43","modified_gmt":"2014-05-17T13:58:43","slug":"cbse-starts-awareness-programs-perils-tobacco-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.askiitians.com\/blog\/cbse-starts-awareness-programs-perils-tobacco-students\/","title":{"rendered":"CBSE Starts Awareness Programs about the Perils of Tobacco for Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.askiitians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/qsq.gif\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"CBSE Starts Awareness Programs about the Perils of Tobacco for Students \" alt=\"CBSE Starts Awareness Programs about the Perils of Tobacco for Students \" src=\"https:\/\/www.askiitians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/qsq.gif\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a>Touted as one of the first ever awareness programs about the perils of tobacco launched by the CBSE, the Board has directed all schools to seriously work on the them called \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201c \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00cb\u0153Harmful effects of Tobacco\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d and educate all students through innovative mediums such as poster making, essay writing competitions, and quizzes.<br \/>\nThis awareness program has come in the wake of WHO\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cWorld No Tobacco Day\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d on May 31<sup>st<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cIt is not just important to educate children scholastically, but children must also have general knowledge and awareness. As an education body, the onus and responsibility of creating social awareness amongst children is on the board,\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d CBSE\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s Chairman, Vineet Joshi was quoted as saying.\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cWe would definitely like to play our part,\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d he added.<br \/>\nThe top two entries of each competition will be sent to the CBSE on or before May 20<sup>th<\/sup>, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cThe top three entries will be selected from each CBSE region by a distinguished panel of experts and the winners will be awarded a certificate and a citation on World No Tobacco Day,\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d the circulation read.<br \/>\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cThe board strongly feels that schools have a major responsibility to raise awareness among their students, staff and the community against this deadly habit,\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d An official with the Central Board of Secondary Education said.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cSchools must ensure that Section 6 of Indian Tobacco Control Act COTPA 2003, which prohibits the sale of tobacco products within 100 yards radius from any educational institution,\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Touted as one of the first ever awareness programs about the perils of tobacco launched by the CBSE, the Board has directed all schools to seriously work on the them called \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201c \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00cb\u0153Harmful effects of Tobacco\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d and educate all students through innovative mediums such as poster making, essay writing competitions, and quizzes. 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