Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment15-December, 2021 12:56 IST
National Action Plan For Drug Demand Reduction

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment implements the scheme of National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR), under which financial assistance is provided to 'NGOs/VOs for running and maintenance of Integrated Rehabilitation Centres for Addicts (IRCAs), Community based peer Led Intervention (CPLI) for early Drug Use Prevention among Adolescents and Outreach and Drop In Centres (ODIC) and Addiction treatment facilities (ATFs) in Government Hospitals'. The Ministry is supporting the following:

i. Launching of Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) in 272 most vulnerable districts under this a massive community outreach is being done through about 8000 youth volunteers. More than 80 lakh youth have been contacted under the Abhiyaan. 4 Districts of Maharashtra are included under Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan.

ii. Maintaining (364) Integrated Rehabilitation Centres for Addicts (IRCAs) not only for treating the drug victims but to provide services of preventive education, awareness generation, motivational counselling, detoxification/de-addiction, after care and re-integration into the social mainstream. There are 42 IRCAs in Maharashtra.

iii. Maintaining (54) Community based Peer led Intervention (CPLI) Centres with focus on vulnerable and at risk children and adolescents. Under this, peer educators engage children for awareness generation and life skill activities. There are 3 CPLIs in Maharashtra.

iv. Maintaining of (87) Outreach and Drop In Centres (ODICs) to provide safe and secure space for substance users, with provision of screening, assessment and counseling and thereafter provide referral and linkage to treatment and rehabilitation services for substance dependence. There are 3 ODICs in Maharashtra.

v. Setting up of 35 Addiction Treatment Facilities (ATFs) in Government hospitals, which is being implemented through AIIMS, New Delhi. There is one ATF in Maharashtra.

The number of beneficiaries benefited under the scheme of NAPDDR, state-wise for the last three years is paced at Annexure-I. Further, there is no segregated data available with the Ministry regarding skill development and employment opportunities in respect of the beneficiaries.

 

Annexure-I

S.

No.

Name of the State/ UT

Beneficiaries

2018-19

Beneficiaries

2019-20

Beneficiaries

2020-21

1

Andhra Pradesh

1,752

2,063

6,878

2

A&N islands

0

0

0

3

Arunachal Pr.

0

0

345

4

Assam

9,807

13,328

15,995

5

Bihar

1,599

1,444

1,414

6

Chandigarh

0

0

842

7

Chhatisgarh

195

721

6,058

8

D&N Haveli

0

0

0

9

Daman &Diu

0

0

165

10

Delhi

2,394

2,238

12,993

11

Goa

0

0

0

12

Gujarat

1,248

1,608

1,289

13

Haryana

2,664

3,251

5,692

14

Himachal Pradesh

308

657

727

15

J&K

179

247

1,509

16

Jharkhand

0

164

170

17

Karnataka

5,866

7,602

7,153

18

Kerala

3,892

4,134

4,239

19

Lakshadweep

0

0

0

20

Madhya Pradesh

2,908

3,498

43,993

21

Maharashtra

10,465

14,195

9,273

22

Manipur

5,733

5,075

7,974

23

Meghalaya

214

241

297

24

Mizoram

2,122

1,983

1,862

25

Nagaland

548

1,231

1,313

26

Orissa

6,647

7,114

24,497

27

Puducherry

356

362

365

28

Punjab

1,865

2,048

10,534

29

Rajasthan

2,453

4,278

10,117

30

Sikkim

116

231

194

31

Tamil Nadu

4,814

4,936

3,320

32

Telangana

1,144

1,952

5,924

33

Tripura

0

0

614

34

Uttar Pradesh

5,504

5,888

14,295

35

Uttarakhand

1,549

1,457

1,256

36

West Bengal

1,137

1,418

7,118

 

TOTAL

77,479

93,364

2,08,415

 

This information was given by Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar in the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today.

 

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