The health department has also released funds for the The health department has also released funds for theadvocacy campaign, Srivastava said further stressing on theneed for raising the awareness level of common people on thebad effects of smoking and using tobacco products. "We need to tell them about the ill effects of smokingand consuming tobacco products. And for the purpose we aretraining our staff as well as policemen to influence others inthe society," he said. The COTPA is an Act enacted in 2003 to prohibitadvertisement and regulation of tobacco business in India. Itputs restriction on tobacco products including cigarettes,gutka, panmasala, cigar, cheroot, beedi, Snuff and chewingtobacco. PTI SCH SUSSRY