A widespread usage of tobacco in a variety of forms in India has become one of the major public health issues. Tobacco is used by the youth all over India. Statistics reveal that 2 in every 10 boys and 1 in every 10 girls are addicted to tobacco in various forms. Prevalence of tobacco usage among the adolescents is increasing and the average age at which they start using tobacco is lowering. Since tobacco is a form of nicotine addiction, adolescent smoker and chewer are likely to become adult tobacco users as well. More than 80% of current adult tobacco users started smoking / chewing before the age of 18. CFI conducted the survey in both rural and urban schools in several districts of West Bengal to generate the baseline data related to tobacco habits, which can be utilized for intervention studies.