India, Dec. 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance formulated the National Policy on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances in 2012, providing a unified framework for regulating the medical and scientific use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances while ensuring stringent controls to prevent their diversion, trafficking and abuse. The policy underscores a balanced approach encompassing awareness generation, treatment, rehabilitation and social reintegration, delivered through Government hospitals and an extensive network of NGOs supported by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. It further mandates the institutionalization of regular national surveys to monito...