National Initiatives

Mr Baijayant Jay Panda has been a key champion of several social causes especially in the area of public health.

He is a member of Citizens’ Alliance against Malnutrition, a high-level advocacy group comprising of young parliamentarians, from various parties and other influential personalities. The goal of the alliance is to raise its voice against malnutrition so that collective national consciousness can be converted into action to eliminate the menace of malnutrition.

Mr Baijayant Jay Panda has also been spearheading a campaign to reduce tobacco consumption in India. Tobacco causes more than a million deaths in India every year. According to survey by industry experts, plain packaging restricts tobacco industry logos, brand imagery, colors and promotional text, making tobacco packets unattractive deters young adults from tobacco consumption. He played a vital role in contributing to the plain tobacco packaging of cigarettes in India.