Anti-Tobacco Forum opposes enhanced aid for FCV growers
The Anti-Tobacco Forum is challenging the Indian government's decision to increase financial aid for tobacco farmers, citing conflicts with global health commitments. The forum argues that subsidizing tobacco cultivation undermines public health objectives and the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
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).
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