Highlights 1 A Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS-2) that Jharkhand is smoking more and chewing less these days. A Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS-2), which was released by Jharkhand health minister Ramchandra Chandravanshi on Tuesday, confirms that Jharkhand is smoking more and chewing less these days. The study has reached the conclusion following a household survey of tobacco consumers in Jharkhand. The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) is a global standard for systematically monitoring adult tobacco use (Smoking and smokeless) and tracking key tobacco control indicators. While 16.7 per cent used tobacco during 2009-10, the latest survey found only 10.6 per cent doing so now.

Source: India Today December 06, 2017 18:56 UTC