Anti-Tobacco Forum opposes enhanced aid for FCV growers
Mysoremath alleged that the country was pursuing “dual policies” by promoting tobacco cultivation while simultaneously implementing tobacco control measures. He further alleged that the Tobacco Board had decided to renew lapsed licences and permit the auction of excess and illegally cultivated tobacco through its auction platforms.Mr.
- ▪Mysoremath alleged that the country was pursuing “dual policies” by promoting tobacco cultivation while simultaneously implementing tobacco control measures.
- ▪He further alleged that the Tobacco Board had decided to renew lapsed licences and permit the auction of excess and illegally cultivated tobacco through its auction platforms.Mr.
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The Anti-Tobacco Forum has opposed the Union government’s decision to enhance financial assistance for Flue-Cured Virginia (FCV) tobacco growers through the Tobacco Board, arguing that incentivising tobacco cultivation is contradictory with India’s commitments under the World Health Organisation’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC).In a statement, Vasanthkumar Mysoremath, Convener of the Anti-Tobacco Forum and Honorary Adviser to the Cancer Patients’ Aid Association, said extending grants and interest-free loans to tobacco farmers in effect subsidises the tobacco industry, contradicting public health objectives.“The Tobacco Board’s financial support under the Tobacco Board Act, 1975, contradicts the spirit of tobacco control measures,” he contended.Questioning India’s…
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