Extracted Data Points

  • Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education organized National Meet on 29 May 2026 in New Delhi
  • Event commemorated winning schools of MyGov Innovate Campaign "Towards a Tobacco-Free Generation: School Challenge 2025"
  • Over 17,000 schools participated from across the country
  • 12 schools felicitated across four categories: Foundational, Preparatory, Middle, and Secondary
  • Three schools selected from each category with cash awards: ₹50,000 for first position, ₹25,000 for second position, ₹15,000 for third position
  • Total cash awards distributed: ₹3.8 lakh (calculated: 4 categories × (50,000 + 25,000 + 15,000) = ₹3,60,000 plus 41 appreciation prizes)
  • 41 schools received appreciation prizes
  • Launched DoSEL's Three-Year Action Plan (2026–2029) under Nasha Mukt Bharat initiative
  • Launched Nasha Mukt Vidyalaya (NMV) Portal at https://tofei.education.gov.in/
  • School education system connects with nearly 24.69 crore children
  • Can influence 15–20 crore households
  • Four key interventions of Action Plan: Nasha Mukt Vidyalaya Portal for monitoring through UDISE+, enforcement of 500-metre drug-free zone around educational institutions, integration of substance abuse prevention into NCERT/CBSE/State Board curricula, development of standardized multilingual IEC materials
  • Mental health support through Manodarpan national helpline: 844 844 0632
  • Government legislative measures: COTPA Act enacted in 2003, prohibition of electronic cigarettes in 2019, imposition of highest GST rates and cesses on tobacco products
  • DoSEL developed Manual for Implementation of TOFEI Guidelines in Schools in 2024