Lok Sabha Question No. 2265 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-23
Subject: Drug Use
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Anto  Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.2265

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.09.2020

## DRUG USE

## 2265. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it has come to the notice of the Government that the incidence of use of drugs is rising among women and children;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of women and children detained for selling/using drugs;
- (d) the number of de-addiction centres functioning across the country, State-wise;
- (e) whether the Government is providing financial assistance to these centres; and
- (f) if so, the details of funding provided during the last three years, year and Statewise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) to (b) :   A study conducted by National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi under the aegis of Ministry of Social Justice  and  Empowerment  on  the  magnitude  of substances use in India presents  major  findings  of  the  survey  in  terms  of  proportion  of  Indian population using various substances and those affected by substance use disorders.   The  survey  indicates  that  there  are  wide  variations  in  the  extent  and prevalence of substance use across different states and between various substances.
- (c) :       National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes information on crimes in its publication 'Crime in India'. The published reports are available till the year 2018.
- (d) to (f) :  State wise list of de-addiction centres and the amount sanctioned/released during the last three years is at Annexure-1A and Annexure- 1B .

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Annexure-1A

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) TO (f) OF THE LOK SABHA UN-STARRED  QUESTION  NO.2265  FOR  23.09.2020  ASKED  BY  SHRI  ANTO ANTONY REGARDING 'DRUG USE

State-wise list of de-addiction centres:

| Sl. No.   | State            |   No. of IRCAs assisted |
|-----------|------------------|-------------------------|
| 1         | A & N Island     |                       0 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh   |                      13 |
| 3         | Arunchal Pradesh |                       1 |
| 4         | Assam            |                      26 |
| 5         | Bihar            |                      10 |
| 6         | Chandigarh       |                       0 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh     |                       5 |
| 8         | D&N Haveli       |                       0 |
| 9         | Daman &Diu       |                       1 |
| 10        | Delhi            |                      10 |
| 11        | Goa              |                       0 |
| 12        | Gujarat          |                       9 |
| 13        | Haryana          |                      13 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh |                       9 |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir   |                       1 |
| 16        | Jharkhand        |                       1 |
| 17        | Karnataka        |                      36 |
| 18        | Kerala           |                      23 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep      |                       0 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh   |                      25 |
| 21        | Maharashtra      |                      70 |
| 22        | Manipur          |                      27 |
| 23        | Meghalaya        |                       2 |
| 24        | Mizoram          |                      12 |
| 25        | Nagaland         |                       9 |
| 26        | Orissa           |                      41 |
| 27        | Puducheery       |                       2 |
| 28        | Punjab           |                      27 |
| 29        | Rajasthan        |                      21 |
| 30        | Sikkim           |                       2 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu       |                      35 |
| 32        | Telangana        |                      12 |
| 33        | Tripura          |                       0 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh    |                      28 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand      |                       4 |
| 36        | West Bengal      |                      12 |
|           | Total            |                     487 |

Annexure-1B ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) TO (f) OF THE LOK SABHA UN-STARRED  QUESTION  NO.2265  FOR  23.09.2020  ASKED  BY  SHRI  ANTO

## ANTONY REGARDING 'DRUG USE'

## State wise amount sanctioned/released during the last three years:

| Sl. No.   | State            | Amount released (Rs. In Lakhs)   | Amount released (Rs. In Lakhs)   | Amount released (Rs. In Lakhs)   |
|-----------|------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|           |                  | 2016-17                          | 2017-18                          | 2018-19                          |
| 1         | A & N Island     | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh   | 152.89                           | 128.11                           | 302.45                           |
| 3         | Arunchal Pradesh | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 4         | Assam            | 145.26                           | 197.61                           | 469.37                           |
| 5         | Bihar            | 140.8                            | 140.11                           | 197.53                           |
| 6         | Chandigarh       | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh     | 13.64                            | 7.9                              | 17.76                            |
| 8         | D&N Haveli       | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 9         | Daman &Diu       | 0                                | 0                                | 2.2                              |
| 10        | Delhi            | 190.97                           | 112.15                           | 241.5                            |
| 11        | Goa              | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 12        | Gujarat          | 113.21                           | 50.9                             | 145.65                           |
| 13        | Haryana          | 85.31                            | 62.83                            | 157.05                           |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh | 32.75                            | 15.03                            | 34.35                            |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir   | 20.04                            | 0                                | 20.04                            |
| 16        | Jharkhand        | 3.9                              | 0                                | 0                                |
| 17        | Karnataka        | 393.76                           | 115.33                           | 698.11                           |
| 18        | Kerala           | 377.71                           | 367.16                           | 307.44                           |
| 19        | Lakshadweep      | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh   | 143.19                           | 159.26                           | 252.05                           |
| 21        | Maharashtra      | 625.67                           | 1010.18                          | 1370.7                           |
| 22        | Manipur          | 276.04                           | 437.62                           | 545                              |
| 23        | Meghalaya        | 0                                | 5.17                             | 14.13                            |
| 24        | Mizoram          | 139.07                           | 123.64                           | 265.96                           |
| 25        | Nagaland         | 46.39                            | 77.61                            | 179.3                            |
| 26        | Orissa           | 569.25                           | 622.91                           | 846.31                           |
| 27        | Others           | 0                                | 0                                | 53.82                            |
| 28        | Puducheery       | 2.02                             | 16.45                            | 81.16                            |
| 29        | Punjab           | 76.12                            | 75.91                            | 96.51                            |
| 30        | Rajasthan        | 127.49                           | 254.12                           | 177.9                            |
| 31        | Sikkim           | 7.77                             | 0                                | 38.18                            |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu       | 411.95                           | 351.77                           | 838.09                           |
| 33        | Telangana        | 101.44                           | 71.29                            | 123.06                           |
| 34        | Tripura          | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh    | 296.45                           | 371.77                           | 374.63                           |
| 36        | Uttarakhand      | 30.53                            | 29.94                            | 55.12                            |
| 37        | West Bengal      | 146.45                           | 92.33                            | 94.16                            |
|           | Total            | 4670.07                          | 4897.10                          | 7999.53                          |