For overall implementation of the National Tobacco Programme, and the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), Punjab Government has constituted a State-level coordination committee headed by chief secretary Rakesh Singh.
“The committee would hold meetings to review the steps being taken to implement COTPA in the state,” said a spokesperson of the State Government. All the members have been assigned specific roles to implement COTPA and their progress report would be reviewed during the meetings of the state level committee. The Committee includes Principal Secretary Health and Family Welfare or the managing director of the state National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) as Member secretary and Principal Secretary Home, School or Higher Education, Finance or their nominees as members.