Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Use of Drugs Among Women and Children
Posted On:
07 DEC 2021 4:00PM by PIB Delhi
As per the first 'Comprehensive National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance Use in India' conducted during 2018, the details of drug abuse among children and women is as under
|
Substance
|
Prevalence of current use
|
|
Children (10-17 Years)
|
Women
(10-75 years)
|
|
Cannabis
|
0.9%
|
0.6%
|
|
Opioids
|
1.8%
|
0.2%
|
|
Sedatives
|
0.58%
|
--
|
|
Inhalants
|
1.17%
|
0.07%
|
The gender-wise and age-wise break-up of the persons arrested under The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic substances Act, 1985 (NDPS) is not maintained centrally. However, the number of cases related to drug abuse filed in the last three years is as below:
2018 : 60,155
2019 : 74,620
2020* : 67,214
2021* : 43,179
(Sep.)
*Data is provisional
There are a total of 364 De-addiction centres (IRCAs) running across the Country. The number of the de-addiction centres functioning across the Country and the details of financial assistance provided to these centres during last three years and the current year, State-wise including the State of Jharkhand is placed at Annexure-I.
Annexure-I
|
Sr.No.
|
State/UTs
|
Number of de-addiction centre
|
|
1
|
A&N islands
|
0
|
|
2
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
10
|
|
3
|
Arunachal Pr.
|
1
|
|
4
|
Assam
|
19
|
|
5
|
Bihar
|
9
|
|
6
|
Chandigarh
|
0
|
|
7
|
Chhatisgarh
|
3
|
|
8
|
D&N Haveli
|
0
|
|
9
|
Daman &Diu
|
1
|
|
10
|
Delhi
|
12
|
|
11
|
Goa
|
0
|
|
12
|
Gujarat
|
7
|
|
13
|
Haryana
|
9
|
|
14
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
6
|
|
15
|
Jammu & Kashimir
|
1
|
|
16
|
Jharkhand
|
1
|
|
17
|
Karnataka
|
33
|
|
18
|
Kerala
|
21
|
|
19
|
Lakshadweep
|
0
|
|
20
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
13
|
|
21
|
Maharashtra
|
42
|
|
22
|
Manipur
|
26
|
|
23
|
Meghalaya
|
0
|
|
24
|
Mizoram
|
11
|
|
25
|
Nagaland
|
7
|
|
26
|
Orissa
|
42
|
|
27
|
Puducherry
|
1
|
|
28
|
Punjab
|
5
|
|
29
|
Rajasthan
|
19
|
|
30
|
Sikkim
|
2
|
|
31
|
Tamil Nadu
|
22
|
|
32
|
Telangana
|
8
|
|
33
|
Tripura
|
0
|
|
34
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
21
|
|
35
|
Uttarakhand
|
3
|
|
36
|
West Bengal
|
9
|
| |
Total
|
364
|
|
Details of funds released to de-addiction centres in last three years and the current year, State-wise under the scheme of NAPDDR (Rs in lakhs)
|
|
|
States/UTs
|
2018-19
|
2019-20
|
2020-21
|
2021-22
(till 02.12.2021)
|
|
1
|
A&N islands
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
302.45
|
314.41
|
394.2
|
157.04
|
|
3
|
Arunachal Pr.
|
0
|
2.32
|
0
|
0
|
|
4
|
Assam
|
469.37
|
333.68
|
668.51
|
200.54
|
|
5
|
Bihar
|
197.53
|
105.12
|
396.91
|
91.44
|
|
6
|
Chandigarh
|
0
|
0
|
15.79
|
0
|
|
7
|
Chhatisgarh
|
17.76
|
39.14
|
88.10
|
40.19
|
|
8
|
D&N Haveli
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
9
|
Daman &Diu
|
2.2
|
0
|
17.74
|
0
|
|
10
|
Delhi
|
241.5
|
267.39
|
392.03
|
165.63
|
|
11
|
Goa
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
12
|
Gujarat
|
145.65
|
215.86
|
169.66
|
58.28
|
|
13
|
Haryana
|
157.05
|
166.31
|
247.00
|
22.86
|
|
14
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
34.35
|
53.52
|
39.56
|
42.98
|
|
15
|
Jammu & Kashimir
|
20.04
|
18.99
|
84.28
|
47.87
|
|
16
|
Jharkhand
|
0
|
2.2
|
39.18
|
11.06
|
|
17
|
Karnataka
|
698.11
|
1290.08
|
922.11
|
262.16
|
|
18
|
Kerala
|
307.44
|
905.13
|
596.37
|
168.55
|
|
19
|
Lakshadweep
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
20
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
252.05
|
270.37
|
479.63
|
129.43
|
|
21
|
Maharashtra
|
1370.7
|
1645.7
|
1790.38
|
215.73
|
|
22
|
Manipur
|
545.01
|
864.2
|
634.09
|
263.54
|
|
23
|
Meghalaya
|
14.13
|
58.49
|
11.90
|
0
|
|
24
|
Mizoram
|
265.96
|
212.76
|
216.62
|
75.09
|
|
25
|
Nagaland
|
179.3
|
155.74
|
140.00
|
74.67
|
|
26
|
Orissa
|
846.31
|
1115.06
|
1066.39
|
268.78
|
|
27
|
Puducherry
|
81.16
|
41.36
|
66.37
|
0
|
|
28
|
Punjab
|
96.52
|
167.04
|
154.92
|
0
|
|
29
|
Rajasthan
|
177.91
|
498.28
|
658.63
|
167.66
|
|
30
|
Sikkim
|
38.18
|
18.55
|
41.58
|
22.26
|
|
31
|
Tamil Nadu
|
838.09
|
750.8
|
566.43
|
188.84
|
|
32
|
Telangana
|
123.06
|
351
|
244.79
|
41.64
|
|
33
|
Tripura
|
0
|
2.45
|
7.75
|
0
|
|
34
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
374.63
|
510.7
|
1049.44
|
200.69
|
|
35
|
Uttarakhand
|
55.12
|
213.23
|
38.65
|
18.67
|
|
36
|
West Bengal
|
94.16
|
236.53
|
213.84
|
62.05
|
|
|
Total
|
7945.74
|
10826.41
|
11452.85
|
2997.65
|
This information was given by Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar in the Lok Sabha in a written reply today.
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