Essay and Poster Competitions Introduced to Mark World No Tobacco Day 2025

Rohit Kumar

Sri Vijaya Puram, 24 May 2025

:To mark the observance of World No Tobacco Day 2025, the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP), in collaboration with the Union Territory Health Mission and the Directorate of Health Services, Andaman and Nicobar Administration, has introduced two open competitions geared toward elevating consciousness in regards to the risks of tobacco use. The initiative options an Essay Writing Competition and a Poster Making Competition, each of that are open to individuals of all age teams.

The theme for each competitions is “World No Tobacco Day 2025: Unmasking the Appeal – Exposing Industry Tactics on Tobacco and Nicotine Products.” The goal is to interact the general public in highlighting the misleading methods utilized by the tobacco trade and to foster larger participation within the international motion for a tobacco-free world.

For the Essay Writing Competition, individuals are invited to submit unique essays in both English or Hindi, with a most phrase restrict of 1500 phrases. Entries should mirror the designated theme and can be judged on the idea of originality, consciousness, creativity, and demanding considering.

In the Poster Making Competition, individuals are inspired to submit hand-drawn posters created utilizing conventional artwork media equivalent to portray, sketching, or crayons. Posters have to be made on A2 measurement paper or half of a typical chart paper and will optionally embody thematic textual content in English or Hindi. All paintings have to be unique and carefully aligned with the competitors theme.

Both competitions provide the identical prize construction. The first prize winner will obtain ₹3,000, the second prize winner ₹2,000, and the third prize winner ₹1,500. Additionally, two comfort prizes of ₹500 every can be awarded in every class.

Participants should submit each bodily and digital copies of their entries. The digital model needs to be emailed to ntcp.andaman@gmail.com, with the participant’s identify, age, and speak to quantity clearly talked about. The exhausting copy of the entry needs to be despatched to the next deal with: State Nodal Officer – NTCP, Office of the Chief Registrar of Birth and Death, Atlanta Point, Sri Vijaya Puram, Andaman & Nicobar Islands – 744104. The deadline for submission of entries for each competitions is 30 May 2025.

Organizers have emphasised that originality is obligatory, and all submissions can be screened utilizing plagiarism detection and AI-content verification instruments. Any entry discovered to be plagiarized or AI-generated can be disqualified from the competitors.

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