India, April 30 -- To curb substance abuse among the youth, the Gautam Budh Nagar district administration has mandated for schools and colleges to submit declarations affirming that their campuses are drug-free, officials said on Tuesday.

Educational institutions complying with the directive will be recognised and honoured by the administration, they added.

The decision was taken during a district-level meeting of the Narcotics Coordination Committee (NCORD) presided over by district magistrate Manish Kumar Verma on Tuesday.

During the meeting, an overview of the enforcement actions taken so far to tackle the menace of narcotics was presented, said district excise department officials. Besides, officials from the police department, hea...