The National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) in India is aligned with which international treaty framework?

• A Kyoto Protocol
• B Montreal Protocol
• C Paris Agreement
• D WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) ✓

Explanation

India ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) in 2004. India's NTCP (launched 2007–08) implements FCTC provisions through the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) 2003, including pictorial health warnings, ban on advertising, smoke-free public places, and treatment for tobacco dependence. FCTC is the first international public health treaty negotiated under WHO auspices.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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