UN Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being

UPES report · 7. Smoke-free campus

7Smoke-free campus

UPES is a 100% smoke-free campus. Smoking and tobacco use are not allowed anywhere on campus or within 100 metres outside it.

  • 100% smoke-free, plus a 100-metre buffer outside campus

Impact

Every student, employee and visitor breathes smoke-free air on campus, and anyone who wants to quit has free help.

100%of the campus is smoke-free
100 mtobacco-free buffer outside campus
400students and staff ran for a drug-free society
  • Students, staff and visitors are protected from second-hand smoke across buildings, hostels, sports areas and open grounds.
  • Signage at the boundary warns sellers that selling tobacco near the university is an offence.
  • Anyone who wants to quit can get free, confidential counselling.

The ban covers academic buildings, hostels, sports areas, dining spaces and open grounds. UPES runs regular awareness activities on the harm caused by tobacco, and signs across campus remind students, staff and visitors of the rules, including the legal ban on selling tobacco near the university.

The staff Code of Conduct also bans smoking, alcohol and non-prescribed drugs on all UPES premises, vehicles and duty locations, and the same rule applies to students and visitors.

A warning sign at the UPES campus stating that sale of cigarettes and tobacco products within 100 yards of the university is prohibited under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act 2003
Signage at the UPES campus warns that selling tobacco near the university is an offence under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003.

The national framework UPES follows

The campus rules follow Indian tobacco-control law and the Government of India's guidelines for tobacco-free educational institutions.

Law or guidelineWhat it requiresHow it shows on campus
Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003 (COTPA), section 4No smoking in public places, including educational institutionsNo smoking anywhere on campus, indoors or outdoors
COTPA, section 6No sale of tobacco within 100 yards of an educational institutionWarning boards at the campus boundary; UPES applies a 100-metre buffer
Tobacco Free Educational Institutions (ToFEI) guidelines and implementation manual[2]Tobacco-free signage, a marked 100-yard zone, regular awareness activities and a no-tobacco rule in the code of conductSignage, the buffer zone, awareness events and the staff and student codes of conduct

Raising awareness

  • Cancer Awareness Day, 8 November 2024. NSS UPES held a Vivechna session on cancer types, early detection and prevention through healthy living, with a Cancer Fight Wall of messages from students, faculty and volunteers.
  • Run for Tomorrow. About 300 students and 100 staff ran 5 km to promote a drug-free society (see section 3).
  • Code of conduct. Smoking, alcohol and non-prescribed drugs are banned on all UPES premises, in UPES vehicles and at duty locations, for staff, students and visitors alike.

Want to quit? Students can get free, confidential support from the student counselling service, and staff through the 24×7 Main Hoon Na helpline. The national tobacco quit line is free on 1800-112-356.