New Delhi, July 24: More than 91.5 lakh people including 6 lakh youth have been reached out to Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan’ (NMBA) in Jammu and Kashmir.
Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha said 1040 cases have been registered for possession of drugs for personal use/ consumption under the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 from 2020 to 2022
“The efforts of Government under ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan’ (NMBA) have helped in better detection of the drug addiction cases,” he said
The government has formulated and implemented the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR) under which the Government is taking sustained and coordinated action for arresting the problem of substance abuse among the youth across the country including UT of Jammu & Kashmir. This includes:
Launching of Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) in all districts of Jammu & Kashmir. More than 91.5 lakh people in UT of Jammu & Kashmir have been reached out including more than 6 lakh Youth under the Abhiyan.
01 Integrated Rehabilitation Centres for Addicts (IRCAs) supported by the Government are running in UT of Jammu & Kashmir to provide treatment for drug victims and also to give services of preventive education, awareness generation, motivational counseling, detoxification/de-addiction, etc.
02 Community-based Peer-Led Intervention (CPLI) Centres supported by the Government are running in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to work with children below 18 to create awareness against drugs and teach life skills.
03 Outreach and Drop-In Centres (ODICs) supported by the Government are running in UT of Jammu & Kashmir to provide safe and secure space for treatment,
rehabilitation, screening, assessment, counseling referral and linkage treatment, and rehabilitation services for substance dependence.
20 Addiction Treatment Facilities (ATFs) in Government hospitals are being implemented through the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), New Delhi.
05 District De-addiction Centres (DDACs) providing all three facilities of IRCA, ODIC, and CPLI under one roof have been set up in UT of Jammu & Kashmir.
A Toll-free Helpline for de-addiction, 14446 is being maintained by the Government to provide primary counseling and immediate assistance to persons seeking help.
Navchetna Modules and teachers training modules have been developed by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJE) for sensitizing students (6th – 11th standard), teachers, and parents on drug dependence, related coping strategies, and life skills.
Participation of more than 16 thousand educational institutions of UT of Jammu & Kashmir under Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) has ensured that the message of the Abhiyaan has reached the children and youth of the UT of Jammu & Kashmir.
