Ministry of Home Affairs
CASES REGISTERED UNDER NDPS ACT
Posted On:
01 APR 2026 2:38PM by PIB Delhi
As per latest data published by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) pertaining to the year 2023; State-wise/ UT-wise and year-wise total number of cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 during 2019-2023 is at Annexure-I
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Act, 2014 has been brought into force across India with effect from 1st May, 2014 vide notification dated 30.04.2014.
Annexure-I
State-wise/ UT-wise and year-wise total number of cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 during 2019-2023
|
SL
|
State/UT
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
2022
|
2023
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
717
|
866
|
1635
|
1391
|
1731
|
|
2
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
124
|
132
|
264
|
306
|
264
|
|
3
|
Assam
|
841
|
983
|
2291
|
2902
|
3069
|
|
4
|
Bihar
|
697
|
964
|
1469
|
1823
|
2126
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
707
|
875
|
1123
|
1155
|
1286
|
|
6
|
Goa
|
218
|
147
|
121
|
153
|
140
|
|
7
|
Gujarat
|
289
|
308
|
461
|
508
|
561
|
|
8
|
Haryana
|
2677
|
3060
|
2741
|
3815
|
3808
|
|
9
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
1439
|
1538
|
1537
|
1516
|
2146
|
|
10
|
Jharkhand
|
242
|
415
|
609
|
464
|
537
|
|
11
|
Karnataka
|
1652
|
4054
|
5787
|
6399
|
6763
|
|
12
|
Kerala
|
9245
|
4968
|
5695
|
26619
|
30697
|
|
13
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
3432
|
3155
|
4068
|
4811
|
3820
|
|
14
|
Maharashtra
|
14158
|
4714
|
10087
|
13830
|
15610
|
|
15
|
Manipur
|
338
|
304
|
354
|
518
|
288
|
|
16
|
Meghalaya
|
117
|
76
|
69
|
116
|
189
|
|
17
|
Mizoram
|
160
|
97
|
122
|
245
|
264
|
|
18
|
Nagaland
|
142
|
115
|
154
|
242
|
357
|
|
19
|
Odisha
|
980
|
1179
|
1642
|
1891
|
1841
|
|
20
|
Punjab
|
11536
|
6909
|
9972
|
12442
|
11589
|
|
21
|
Rajasthan
|
2592
|
2743
|
2989
|
3821
|
4958
|
|
22
|
Sikkim
|
20
|
19
|
52
|
41
|
31
|
|
23
|
Tamil Nadu
|
4329
|
5403
|
6852
|
10385
|
10126
|
|
24
|
Telangana
|
464
|
509
|
1346
|
1279
|
1487
|
|
25
|
Tripura
|
316
|
307
|
357
|
562
|
634
|
|
26
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
10198
|
10852
|
10432
|
11541
|
9387
|
|
27
|
Uttarakhand
|
1396
|
1282
|
1762
|
1440
|
1335
|
|
28
|
West Bengal
|
1421
|
1626
|
1890
|
1608
|
1007
|
|
|
TOTAL STATE(S)
|
70447
|
57600
|
75881
|
111823
|
116051
|
|
29
|
A&N Islands
|
133
|
55
|
28
|
52
|
77
|
|
30
|
Chandigarh
|
226
|
134
|
89
|
182
|
147
|
|
31
|
D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu
|
0
|
5
|
6
|
11
|
4
|
|
32
|
Delhi
|
712
|
748
|
566
|
1179
|
1325
|
|
33
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
1173
|
1222
|
1681
|
1837
|
2232
|
|
34
|
Ladakh
|
|
2
|
5
|
8
|
20
|
|
35
|
Lakshadweep
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
6
|
|
36
|
Puducherry
|
26
|
36
|
72
|
141
|
148
|
|
|
TOTAL UT(S)
|
2274
|
2206
|
2450
|
3413
|
3959
|
|
|
TOTAL (ALL INDIA)
|
72721
|
59806
|
78331
|
115236
|
120010
|
Source: Crime in India (NCRB)
This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.
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