New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- The union Government has intensified its campaign to make India drug-free by 2029, urging all concerned stakeholders to prepare a comprehensive three-year roadmap for the period 2026-2029.
Sharing the details in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said that the plan is to include a time-bound review mechanism and adopt a whole-of-government approach aimed at dismantling the drug network from its source to distribution channels, while simultaneously addressing the problem of drug abuse.
Data shared by enforcement agencies show the scale of the crackdown in recent years. According to figures reported to the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), a total of over 16 l...