Lok Sabha Question No. 5168 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-27
Subject: Drug Abuse
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5168 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2018

## DRUG ABUSE

## 5168. SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:

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

- (a) whether it is fact that a third of street kids in Delhi use drugs according to the AIIMS National Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC) and if so, the details thereof; Drug
- (b) the number of street children drugs in the form of tobacco, alcohol, inhalants cannabis, heroin, opium etc , in Delhi during the last one year; using
- (c) the number of children who died due to use of these type of in the country during each of the last two years, State-wise; and drugs
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to check the increasing addiction, especially among the children? drug

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): No such data is available in the Ministry in this regard. However; the Government of NCT of Delhi have informed that the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has given study report on Size estimation of street children who use drugs in Delhi  The number of street children who had used any (including tobacco) in last one year is 23,240 and children with use of any other excluding tobacco is 15,470. The number of street children in Delhi 21,770, alcohol- 9,450, inhalants- 7,910, cannabis- 5,600, heroin- 840, 420, pharmaceutical opioids -210 and sedatives 210 street children: drug drug opium-
- (c): National Crime Records Bureau have informed that a total of 53 and 34 unnatural accidental deaths were reported due to overdose  (including MedicinalNNarcotics &' Psychotropic Drugs) by the children (below 18 years) during 2015 and 2016* respectively. State/UT-wise details during 2015-2016* are enclosed as Annexure. [* Data for the year 2016 is provisional] drug
- (d): The  Ministry  implements a "Central Sector Scheme of Assistance for   Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drug) Abuse' which provides financial assistance to eligible NonGovernmental Organizations, Panchayati Raj Institutions, Urban Local Bodies, etc. interfor,

running and maintenance of Integrated   Rehabilitation Centres   for Addicts to provide compositelintegrated services for the rehabilitation of addicts including child users. alia,

The Ministry has issued an advisory to all States and Union Territories on 11.8.2016 for taking   coordinated action to address the problem of abuse   which, inter-alia, includes prevention of substance abuse among children in the country such as:drug

- 1 Providing appropriate facilities for children including street children.
- ii, Establishing separate and specialized de-addiction treatment centres/facilities for dependent children, especially in Government Hospitals/Medical colleges. drug

The National Institute of Social Defence (NISD); an autonomous organization under this Ministry, conducts sensitization and preventive education programmes in schools and colleges on basis. Till  now, during the year 2017-18, NISD has conducted 247 awareness generation programmes in various Schools and Universities/Colleges covering 23006 beneficiaries. regular

Besides, the   Ministry in the year 2016, conducted an awareness generation programme, in  collaboration with Society 'for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music  and Culture Amongst Youth (SPIC MACAY), to create awareness in children and youth about the harmful effects of substance abuse in 156 schools in 22 districts of Punjab covering about 52,800 students. has;

ANNEXURE [as referred in part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5168 for answer on 27.03.2018]

State/UT-wise number of accidental deaths due to Drug Overdose (below 18 years of age) during 2015-2016 (vear 2016 data is provisional)

Source: 'Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India'

| SI. No_   | State/UT          | 2015   | 2016   |
|-----------|-------------------|--------|--------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 1      |        |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |        |        |
| 3         | Assam             | 0      |        |
| 4         | Bihar             |        |        |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |        |        |
| 6         | Goa               | 8      | 0      |
| 7         | Gujarat           |        | 4      |
| 8         | Haryana           |        | 0      |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  |        |        |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir   |        |        |
| 11        | Jharkhand         |        | 0      |
| 12        | Karnataka         |        | 2      |
| 13        | Kerala            | 3      | 0      |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    | 0      | 6      |
| 15        | Maharashtra       | 12     | 2      |
| 16        | Manipur           | 0      | 0      |
| 17        | Meghalaya         |        | 1      |
| 18        | Mizoram           |        |        |
| 19        | Nagaland          |        |        |
| 20        | Odisha            |        | 1      |
| 21        | Punjab            | 13     | 5      |
| 22        | Rajasthan         | 2      | 2      |
|           | Sikkim            | 0      | 0      |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        |        | 0      |
| 25        | Telangana         |        | 0      |
| 26        | Tripura           |        | 0      |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     | 2      | 10     |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       |        | 0      |
| 29        | West Bengal       |        | 0      |
|           | Total (States)    | 52     | 34     |
| 30        | A & N Islands     | 0      |        |
| 31        | Chandigarh        | 0      |        |
|           | D&N Haveli        |        |        |
| 33        | Daman & Diu       |        |        |
| 34        | Delhi UT          |        |        |
| 35        | Lakshadweep       |        |        |
| 36        | Puducherry        | 0      |        |
|           | Total (UTs)       | 1      |        |
|           | Total (AIl India) | 53     | 34     |