Shimla, May 12 -- The Himachal Pradesh government on Monday announced making dope testing for heroin mandatory for government job recruitments and admissions to government-run medical and engineering colleges across the state as part of an intensified campaign against drug abuse in the hill state. "Mandatory dope tests for heroin consumption would be introduced in future government recruitments and for admissions to government-run medical and engineering colleges," chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said in Shimla after a meeting of the Narco Coordination Centre (NCORD) on Monday. The chief minister said anti-drug performance indicators would be included in the annual confidential reports (ACRs) of deputy commissioners and superintendents of police to ensure accountability in tackling narcotics cases. The state government has launched an aggressive multi-pronged campaign against narcotics, particularly heroin, under the PIT-NDPS act. According to senior officials, students pursuing courses such as medicine and engineering in government institutions will undergo annual drug screening. The government is also considering implementing pre-admission drug screening for students who want to pursue paramedical, nursing and other higher education courses, they added. "This is not merely a government programme but a mass movement to save the future of Himachal Pradesh. The objective is awareness and prevention. Students or candidates found consuming drugs will not be denied education opportunities but will instead be rehabilitated and provided proper treatment," he added....