By : Neha Dhyani
Updated : Mar 2, 2023, 21:04
No Smoking Day will be celebrated on March 8, 2023, in India. The purpose of this day is to encourage and support people to quit smoking. This day is about helping people realize that smoking is a harmful habit. No Smoking Day is an initiative of the Government of India to spread the message that smoking is injurious to health.
On this day, people should come together to spread the message against public smoking, and smoking in general. We have shared further information about No Smoking Day, its significance and its history here.
People in India celebrate No Smoking Day on the second Wednesday of March every year. This year, it will be celebrated on March 8. The government of India launched this day to spread the message of the harmful effects of smoking far and wide. The idea of celebrating this day came from the United Kingdom’s No Smoking Day.
We have shared further information about this day here. But before that, go through the brief overview of No Smoking Day here:
Day | No Smoking Day |
Celebrated On | March 8, 2023 (Second Wednesday of March) |
Observed In | India, The United Kingdom |
Aim | To encourage people to quit the harmful habit of smoking. |
The history of No Smoking Day can be traced back to 1984, when the day was first celebrated in the United Kingdom. Back then, this day fell on Ash Wednesday, a Christian holiday of prayer and fasting. Now, No Smoking Day is celebrated on the second Wednesday of March every year.
In India, No Smoking Day is an occasion on which several public events and workshops are organized to help people quit smoking. This day is primarily concerned with spreading the message that smoking is a harmful habit.
Every year, around 4,80,000 people from around the world die from smoking. As per a survey, around 22% of the world’s total population smokes. No Smoking Day is a great initiative to convince people to give up smoking. On No Smoking Day, we have shared some reasons why you should quit smoking:
On the occasion of No Smoking Day, here we are sharing some of the initiatives by the Government of India to reduce the number of smokers -
No Smoking Day is celebrated on the second Wednesday of March in India. This year, No Smoking Day will be observed on March 8, 2023. This day is promoted by the Government of India to encourage people to give up on the harmful habit of smoking.
The theme of No Smoking Day 2023 spreads the message of quitting the habit of smoking. Smoking harms not only the smoker but passive smokers as well. No Smoking Day is an initiative to help people realize the harm that smoking does to their bodies and provide them with the support they need to quit smoking.
No Smoking Day is an important occasion because this day highlights the harm that smoking does to our bodies and the environment. By spreading the message of the harmful effects of smoking, the No Smoking Day can be an opportunity to convince people to give up on smoking.
No Smoking Day was first started in the UK. However, the government of India introduced a similar national day based on the same concept. In India, No Smoking Day is observed on the second Wednesday of March every year. On this day, people encourage everyone to give up on smoking.
The Government of India has initiated some programmes and campaigns on No Smoking Day to encourage people to quit smoking. Some of the government initiatives on No Smoking Day are:
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