▁Famil iar ▁( PR ON AF ). ▁ ▁India ▁India ▁has ▁ 9 6 , 8 6 5 ▁registered ▁to b acco ▁far mers ▁and ▁many ▁more ▁who ▁are ▁not ▁registered . ▁Ar ound ▁ 0 . 2 5 % ▁of ▁India ' s ▁cultiv ated ▁land ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁to b acco ▁production . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁the ▁Indian ▁government ▁has ▁supported ▁growth ▁in ▁the ▁to b acco ▁industry . ▁India ▁has ▁seven ▁to b acco ▁research ▁cent ers ▁that ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁Je el ug um illi , ▁A . P ., ▁K and uk uru , ▁A . P ., ▁G unt ur , ▁A . P ., ▁Kal av acher la , ▁A . P ., ▁H uns ur , ▁K arn ata ka ., ▁V ed as and ur , ▁T amil ▁N adu , ▁Din h ata , ▁West ▁Beng al ▁and ▁Raj am und ry ▁houses ▁the ▁core ▁research ▁inst itute . ▁The ▁government ▁has ▁set ▁up ▁Tob acco ▁Board , ▁G unt ur ▁which ▁works ▁to ▁increase ▁exports ▁of ▁Indian ▁to b acco . ▁G unt ur ▁is ▁also ▁well ▁known ▁place ▁for ▁to b acco ▁plant ation . ▁The ▁Central ▁Tob acco ▁Research ▁Institute ▁works ▁under ▁the ▁a eg is ▁of ▁Indian ▁Council ▁of ▁Agricult ural ▁Research . ▁Tob acco ▁c rop ▁is ▁cultiv ated ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 0 . 4 5 ▁M ▁ha ▁( 0 . 2 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁net ▁cultiv ated ▁area ) ▁producing