Lok Sabha Question No. 1998 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-14
Subject: Functioning of De-addiction Centres
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: SUBHASH PATEL, BHARATI DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL, RAVNEET SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. +1998 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2017

## FUNCTIONING OF DE-ADDICTION CENTRES

## +1998. SHRI SUBHASH PATEL: DR BHARATIBEN D. SHYAL: SHRI RAVNEET SINGH:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the details of de-addiction and rehabilitation centres in the country and their capacity, State-wise; drug

(b) whether there has been an increase in incidents of harassment in de-addiction centres in the country;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether  the Government has   formulated any action for  proper  inspection of deaddiction centres and if $o, the details thereof; and plan

(e) whether the Government has brought out any guidelines/policylscheme for improving the functioning of Rehabilitation and De-addiction Centres in the country and if the details Drug SO,

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA)

(a): This  Ministry  implements a "Central Sector Scheme of Assistance for  Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drugs) Abuse" under which financial assistance is provided to NonGovernmental Organizations (NGOs), Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) etc inter-alia,  running and maintenance of Integrated Rehabilitation Centres for Addicts (IRCAs). An IRCA ordinarily has a 15 bedded facility to cope with the clients at any given  time. Centres with bed capacity of 30 and 50 are also sanctioned in special cases on recommendation of the States/UTs on the basis of credibility and performance of the NGO the previous three years  At present 428 Integrated Rehabilitation Centres for Addicts (IRCAs) are supported by this   Ministry. The State-wise of de-addiction and rehabilitation centres supported by the Ministry under the Scheme is at annexure. for, during drug

(b) & (c): No incidence regarding harassment in any de-addiction  centre supported by this Ministry has been reported so far:

(d) & (e): This Ministry has started online processing of proposals from the financial year 2014-15 for sanctioning of grant to NGOs under the above Scheme. The online NGO portal of this Ministry has been integrated with the NITI portal for validation of ID of the NGOs and their PAN details  The proposal of NGO for release of grant in aid are considered in the   Ministry   only after it is   inspected and recommended  by the   State Government  The Ministry, in addition; has made the following interventions for inspection and improving the functioning of de-addiction centres in the country: Aayog Unique

(i) Bureau Heads and Divisional Heads in the Ministry have been designated as nodal officers for States/UTs for inspecting the projects

(ii) The   Ministry   designates an NGO of repute with   adequate   experience   and consistently good track record as Regional Resource and Training Centre (RRTC) for each  State  following the procedure prescribed by it These RRTCs also carry out inspections and monitoring of IRCAs.

(iii) Manual of   Minimum Standards has been developed to about Standardization  and quality control in Services being delivered under the Scheme. The Manual delineates the objects of each activity under the Scheme; the minimum expected inputs and outputs, the responsibilities of each functionaries, the physical environment of the centre, the rights of the clients and duties of the staff; bring

(iv) The National Institute of Social Defence (NISD), an autonomous body under this Ministry has initiated the process of accreditation of IRCAs on pilot basis through National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Health Care Providers (NABH)

Issued a detailed advisory o 11.8.2016 to all the States/UTs for combating abuse which, inter-alia, includes devising Action Plan to tackle the problem of abuse and for monitoring and inspection of all de-addicting centres annually. drug drug

## Annexure referred in reply to part (a)of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No\_1998

| S.No.   | State           | Bed Capacity   | Bed Capacity   | Bed Capacity   | projects (IRCAs)   |
|---------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
| S.No.   | State           | 15-Bedded      | 30-Bedded      | 50-Bedded      | projects (IRCAs)   |
| 1       | Andhra Pr.      | 11             |                |                | 11                 |
| 2       | Bihar           | 12             |                |                | 12                 |
| 3       | Chhatisgarh     |                |                |                | 2                  |
| 4       | Goa             |                |                | 0              | 8                  |
| 5       | Gujarat         |                |                | 0              |                    |
| 6       | Haryana         |                |                | 0              | 11                 |
|         |                 |                |                | 0              | 2                  |
| 8       |                 |                |                |                |                    |
| 9       | Jharkhand       |                |                | 0              | 2                  |
| 10      | Karnataka       | 33             |                |                | 36                 |
| 11      | Kerala          | 23             |                |                | 24                 |
| 12      | Madhya Pr:      | 18             |                |                | 18                 |
|         |                 |                |                |                | 84                 |
| 13      | Oabarashtre     | 84             |                |                |                    |
| 15      | Punjab          | 33             |                |                |                    |
| 16      | Rajasthan       | 15             |                |                | 16                 |
| 17      | Tamil Nadu      | 27             |                |                | 29                 |
| 18      | Telangana       | 9              |                | 0              | 9                  |
|         | Uttarakhash     | 28             |                |                | 9                  |
| 20      |                 |                |                | 0              |                    |
| 21      | West Bengal     | 12             |                |                | 12                 |
| 22      | Chandigarh      |                |                |                |                    |
| 23      | Delhi           |                |                |                |                    |
| 24      | Puducherry      |                |                |                |                    |
| 27      | Daman & Diu     |                |                |                |                    |
| 28      | Dadra & NH      |                | 0              |                |                    |
| 29      | Arunachal Pr.   |                |                |                |                    |
| 30      | Assam           | 17             |                | 0              |                    |
| 31      | Manipur         | 16             | 5              | 0              |                    |
| 32      | Meghalaya       |                |                | 0              |                    |
| 33      | Mizoram         |                |                | 0              |                    |
| 36      | Nagaland Sikkim |                |                |                | 3                  |
| 35      |                 |                |                |                | 1                  |
|         | TOTAL           | 405            | 21             | 2              | 428                |