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Delhi's higher education institutes lax in complying with tobacco control laws

New Delhi, Apr 9 (UNI) Delhi-based institutes of higher learning have an overall compliance rate of only 45.8 percent with regard to tobacco control laws, says a recent survey.
The survey. conducted by the Department of Public Health Dentistry at the Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, shed light on laxity in the compliance of the tobacco control laws within the higher education institutes across Delhi.
The survey, encompassing 60 Delhi-based institutes of higher learning, revealed an overall compliance rate of 45.8 percent under the three key provisions of the 'COPTA 2003' tobacco control laws.
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