GUC intends to implement this proposed project during the period of May 2023- April 2025

with the purpose of institutionalizing a system and capacity building of enforcing agencies for

implementation and monitoring of the tobacco control laws and guidelines to reduce TAPS ban

violation and to increase tobacco vendor licensing.

Major objectives of the project are as follows:

Objective-1: To provide technical support for the strengthening and implementation of the Local

Government Institutions (LGI)’s Tobacco Control Guideline and National Tobacco Control

Programme (NTCP).

Objective-2: To assist the Taskforce Committees (TFC) and Local Government Institutions (LGI)

for improved implementation of NTCP and better compliance with TAPS provisions in 6 (six)

districts and 12 upazilas of Barishal division.

Objective-3: To ensure local government institutions’ system strengthening and capacity building

for implementation of Tobacco Control guidelines in 1 (one) City Corporation and 17 (seventeen)

municipalities of Barishal division.

Objective-4: To monitor, evaluate, and disseminate the implementation status of tobacco control

laws and LGI TC guideline

Major strategies to achieve the objectives are as follows:

Strategy-1: National-level technical support for strengthening and implementation of the LGI’s

Tobacco Control Guideline and NTCP

Strategy 2: Facilitating advancement of implementation of National Tobacco Control Program

(NTCP) and promotion of compliance with TAPS provisions by the TFCs and LGIs in 6 (six) districts

And 12 upazilas of Barishal division.

Strategy 3: System strengthening of LGIs and capacity building for implementation of Tobacco

Control guidelines in 1 (one) City Corporation and 17 (seventeen) municipalities of  Barishal division.

Strategy-4: Monitoring, evaluation, documentation and support for on ground enforcement of

Tobacco control laws and LGI guideline for tobacco control