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- Manages on a day to day basis allocated human, material, financial and other resources in pursuance of the TSEM Tobacco Control Strategy.
- Administers the DoH grant, through taking responsibility for the budget, ensuring it is spent in accordance with plans outlined in the proposal.
- Reports to funding body and TSEM HoS Group.
- Prepares and maintains the TSEM Tobacco Control Strategy within agreed timescales and in accordance with the priorities agreed by the TSEM Heads of Service.
- Monitors the effectiveness of TSEM activities against the Control Strategy and initiates appropriate corrective action.
- Contributes to the preparation of the national and TSEM Strategic Threat Assessments.
- Informs and advises the TSEM Heads of Service and TSEM specialist groups on developments in tobacco control related legislation, policy and strategy.
- Attends the TSEM Regional Tactical Co-ordination Group and other tobacco enforcement related meetings and fora.
- Works with and responds to media requests.
- Prepares and submits applications to attract further resources related to regulation of age restricted products

MUMBAI, - India is likely to export a record $600 million of tobacco in 2008/09, as a shortfall in global output boosted demand and pushed up prices to new highs, a senior official said.

“Prices have risen about 70 percent from last year and importers are buying at these levels also. At this price, exports will touch $ 600 million (in 2008/09),” J Suresh Babu, chairman of the Tobacco Board, told Reuters on Thursday.

In the year ending March 2008, tobacco exports rose 32 percent to $503 million, he said.

The average price of Flue Cured Virginia (FCV), a premier grade used for cigarette-making, has risen more than 78 percent to 84.67 rupees per kg, from 47.47 rupees a year ago.

A shortfall in other main producing countries like Brazil has pushed up prices, which will sustain at these levels until global production rises, Babu said.

India is the second biggest producer of tobacco after China and the fourth-biggest exporter of unmanufactured tobacco.

However, rising exports and higher prices are hurting Indian cigarette makers like Kolkata based ITC Ltd, the biggest cigarette maker in the country, and Godfrey Phillips India Ltd.