The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR) which is an umbrella scheme under which financial assistance is provided to (i) 'State Governments/ Union Territory (UT) Administrations for Preventive Education and Awareness Generation, Capacity Building, Skill development, vocational training and livelihood support of ex-drug addicts, Programmes for Drug Demand Reduction by States/UTs etc. and (ii) NGOs/VOs for running and maintenance of Integrated Rehabilitation Centers for Addicts (lRCAs), Community based peer Led Intervention (CPLI) for early Drug Use Prevention among Adolescents, Outreach and Drop In Centers (ODIC), District De-Addiction Centers (DDACs); and (iii) Addiction Treatment Facilities (ATFs) in Government hospitals .

NMBA was launched on 15^th August 2020 by Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment and is being implemented in 372 identified most vulnerable districts. Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan intends to reach out to the masses and spread awareness about substance use with focus on higher educational Institutions, university campuses & schools, reaching out & identifying dependent population, focus on counseling & treatment facilities in hospitals & rehabilitation centers and Capacity building programmes for service providers.

1. Till now, through the various activities undertaken on-ground, 10.47+ crore people have been sensitized on substance use including 3.34+ Crore Youth and 2.22+ Crore Women.
2. Participation of 3.23+ Lakh educational institutions has ensured that the message of the Abhiyaan reaches children and youth of the country.
3. A strong force of 8,000+ Master Volunteers (MVs) have been identified and trained.
4. Awareness through official Social Media accounts of the Abhiyaan on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram.
5. NMBA Mobile Application developed to gather and collect the data of NMBA activities and represent on the NMBA Dashboard at district, state and national level.
6. NMBA Website (http://nmba.dosje.gov.in) provides detailed information and insights to the user/viewer about the Abhiyaan, an online discussion forum, NMBA dashboard, e-pledge.
7. A National Online Pledge to be Drug Free had 1.67+ Crore students from 99,595 educational institutions pledging to be drug free.
8. MoUs have been signed with Spiritual/Social Service organizations like The Art of Living, Brahma Kumaris & Sant Nirankari Mission to support to NMBA and conduct mass awareness activities.

The number of de-addiction centers supported by the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment in the country particularly including backward and rural divisions, State-wise is attached at Annexure-I.

The details of the funds allocated to said centers during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise is attached at Annexure-II.

Annexure-I

 

Number of projects assisted under NAPDDR
Name of the State/ UT	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23
Andhra Pradesh	20	18	19
A&N islands	0	0	0
Arunachal Pradesh	0	0	1
Assam	34	30	24
Bihar	19	12	8
Chandigarh	1	2	0
Chhatisgarh	7	11	7
D&N Haveli	0	1	0
Daman &Diu	1	0	1
Delhi	21	30	22
Goa	0	0	0
Gujarat	13	18	14
Haryana	11	13	11
Himachal Pradesh	6	10	5
Jammu & Kashimir	5	6	9
Jharkhand	2	1	1
Karnataka	44	35	35
Kerala	28	22	18
Laddak	0	0	0
Lakshadweep	0	0	0
Madhya Pradesh	29	25	20
Maharashtra	91	51	39
Manipur	40	43	33
Meghalaya	1	0	2
Mizoram	15	15	10
Nagaland	9	13	8
Orissa	54	51	44
Puducherry	3	1	2
Punjab	10	10	5
Rajasthan	42	28	24
Sikkim	2	2	1
Tamil Nadu	30	25	24
Telangana	16	14	12
Tripura	1	1	2
Uttar Pradesh	44	33	32
Uttarakhand	3	9	8
West Bengal	13	16	14
Total	615	546	455

 

 

 

Annexure-II

 

Details of State- wise funds released under NAPDDR (Rupees in Crores)
S.No.	Name of the State/ UT	FY 2020-21	FY 2021-22	FY 2022-23	FY 2023-24
1	Andhra Pradesh	7.65	3.12	3.99	0
2	A&N islands	0	0	0	0
3	Arunachal Pradesh	0	0	0.05	0
4	Assam	6.69	5.24	4.37	0.13
5	Bihar	3.97	2.05	1.84	0
6	Chandigarh	0.16	0.27	0	0
7	Chhatisgarh	0.88	0.86	1.29	0
8	D&N Haveli	0	0	0	0
9	Daman &Diu	0.18	0.2	0.24	0
10	Delhi	3.92	4.37	3.47	0
11	Goa	0	0	0	0
12	Gujarat	1.7	2.35	2.53	0
13	Haryana	2.47	1.98	2.03	0
14	Himachal Pradesh	0.4	1.29	0.91	0
15	Jammu & Kashimir	0.84	0.46	2.37	0.17
16	Jharkhand	0.39	0.19	0.24	0
17	Karnataka	9.22	7.67	9	0
18	Kerala	5.96	3.62	3.54	0.06
19	Ladakh	0	0	0	0
20	Lakshadweep	0	0	0	0
21	Madhya Pradesh	4.8	2.84	3.5	0.02
22	Maharashtra	17.9	8.77	9.88	0
23	Manipur	6.34	7.2	8	0
24	Meghalaya	0.12	0	0.25	0
25	Mizoram	2.17	1.95	2.25	0.10
26	Nagaland	1.4	1.97	1.19	0.03
27	Orissa	10.66	10.07	9.31	0
28	Puducherry	0.66	0.22	0.43	0
29	Punjab	1.55	1.08	1.01	0
30	Rajasthan	6.59	3.74	4.87	0.44
31	Sikkim	0.42	0.46	0.19	0
32	Tamil Nadu	5.66	4.95	5.19	0
33	Telangana	2.45	2.32	2.49	0
34	Tripura	0.08	0.08	0.14	0
35	Uttar Pradesh	10.49	6.09	4.97	0.13
36	Uttarakhand	0.39	1.28	1.63	0
37	West Bengal	2.14	2.43	2.43	0
*	other projects under NAPDDR	31.1	1.81	3.92	2.08
	TOTAL	149.35	90.93	97.51	3.16

 

This information was given by Minister of State for Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri A. Narayanaswamy in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

 

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