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Arunachal bags national award for excellence in Tobacco-Free Youth Campaign 2.0

Itanagar, June 20 (UNI) Arunachal Pradesh has been awarded the title of Best Performing State under the Smaller States Category for the “Tobacco-Free Youth Campaign (TFYC) 2.0” by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India.
The award was presented by V Hekali Zhimomi, Additional Secretary, MoHFW, and Dr L Swasti Charan, DDGD (EMR), Directorate General of Health Services, MoHFW, at an event held in New Delhi.
Dr Hatobin Mai, in-charge State Programme Officer, National Tobacco Control Programme (NTPC), and Karpa Marde, State Consultant (NTCP), Directorate of Health Services, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, received the award on behalf of the state.
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