Lok Sabha Question No. 1962 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Drug Addiction Cases
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Anto  Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1962

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2019

## DRUG ADDICTION CASES

## 1962. 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 number of children addicted to drugs is increasing day by day;
- (b) if so, the details of such drug addiction cases reported among children during the last five years, year-wise and State-wise;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to control the use of drugs among children;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  any  details  regarding  number  of  such  children punished for  possession  or  sale  of  drugs  and  sent  to  juvenile  justice  homes  or other rehabilitation centres in the country; and
- (e) if  so,  the details of such cases reported in the country during the last five years, year-wise and State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):  As  informed  by  the  Ministry  of  Social  Justice  and  Empowerment  (MSJE),  a National Survey to collect state wise data on Extent and Pattern of Substance Use was conducted in the Country during the year 2018.  The report presents major findings of the  survey  in  terms  of  proportion  of  Indian  population  using  various  substances  and those  affected  by  substance  use  disorders.  This  survey  indicates  that  there  are  wide variations  in  the  extent  and  prevalence  of  substance  use  across  different  states  and between various substances. As per the findings of the National Survey on Extent and Pattern  of  Substance  Use  in  India  (Magnitude  of  Substance  Use  in  India,  2019),  the estimated prevalence (in %) and estimated number of children (aged 10-17 years) who are  currently users of various psychoactive substances as per the estimated population in 2018 are as follows:

| Substance     | Children (10-17 yrs.)   | Children (10-17 yrs.)   |
|---------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|               | Prevalence (%)          | Estimated no. of Users  |
| Alcohol       | 1.3                     | 30,00,000               |
| Cannabis      | 0.9                     | 20,00,000               |
| Opioids       | 1.8                     | 40,00,000               |
| Sedatives     | 0.58                    | 20,00,000               |
| Inhalants     | 1.17                    | 30,00,000               |
| Cocaine       | 0.06                    | 2,00,000                |
| ATS           | 0.18                    | 4,00,000                |
| Hallucinogens | 0.07                    | 2,00,000                |

(c): As per Section 2 (14) (ix) of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act), a child who is found vulnerable and is likely to be inducted into drug abuse or trafficking is included as a child in need of care and protection.

Under Section 77 of the JJ Act, whoever gives, or causes to be given, to any child any intoxicating liquor or any narcotic drug or tobacco products or psychotropic substance, except  on  the  order  of  a  duly  qualified  medical  practitioner,  shall  be  punishable  with rigorous  imprisonment  for  a  term  which  may  extend  to  seven  years  and  shall  also  be liable to a fine which may extend up to one lakh rupees and under Section 78 whoever uses  a  child,  for  vending,  peddling,  carrying,  supplying  or  smuggling  any  intoxicating liquor, narcotic drug or psychotropic substance, shall be liable for rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to a fine up to one lakh rupees.

The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing a centrally sponsored Child Protection Services (CPS) Scheme (erstwhile Integrated Child Protection Scheme) for  supporting  the  children  in  difficult  circumstances.  The  primary  responsibility  of implementation of the scheme lies with the State Governments/UT Administrations. The scheme  inter-alia  provides  for  setting  up  of  Child  Care  Institutions  (CCIs)  by  the States/UTs  either  by  themselves  or  in  association  with  voluntary  organisations.  The scheme, also provides for non-institutional care wherein support is extended for adoption, foster  care  and  sponsorship.  The  scheme  supports  24x7  outreach  helpline  service  for children in distress. This service is available through a dedicated toll free number, 1098 which can be accessed by children in crisis or by adults on their behalf from any place in the geographical location of India.

The  MSJE  is  implementing  a  National  Action  Plan  for  Drug  Demand  Reduction (NAPDDR) for 2018-2025. The Plan aims at reduction of adverse consequences of drug and rehabilitation of affected individuals and their families. The activities under the NAPDDR, inter-alia, include awareness generation programmes in schools / colleges /Universities, workshops /seminars / with parents, community based peerled interactions intervention abuse through a multi-pronged strategy involving education, de-addiction programmes for vulnerable adolescent and youth in the community.

The  MSJE  has  also  initiated  focussed  intervention  programmes  in  vulnerable  districts across the country with an aim  to increase community  participation and  public cooperation  in  the  reduction  of  demand  for  dependence-producing  substances  and promote  collective  initiatives  and  self-help  endeavour  among  individuals  and  groups vulnerable to  addiction or found at risk.

(d) & (e): As per information provided by National Crime Records Bureau, States/UT-wise juvenile  apprehended  under  Narcotics  Drugs  and  Psychotropic  Substances  Act,  1985 (NDPS Act) during 2013-17 is Annexed . Latest data pertains to the year 2017.

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## Annexure

## Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (d)&(e)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.1962  for  answer  on  29.11.2019 regarding 'Drug Addiction Cases'.

## State/UT-wise Juveniles Apprehended under NDPS Act During 2013-2017

| S L   | State/UT          | 2013       | 2013             | 2013             | 2013             | 2014            | 2014             | 2014             | 2014             | 2014       | 2015             | 2015             | 2015             | 2016       | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2017                                           | 2017                                           | 2017                                           | 2017                                           |
|-------|-------------------|------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------|--------|--------|--------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| S L   | State/UT          | Case s Rep | Juv. Apprehended | Juv. Apprehended | Juv. Apprehended | Cases Report ed | Juv. Apprehended | Juv. Apprehended | Juv. Apprehended | Cas es     | Juv. Apprehended | Juv. Apprehended | Juv. Apprehended | Case s Rep |        |        |        | Juv. Apprehended Cases Report Juv. Apprehended | Juv. Apprehended Cases Report Juv. Apprehended | Juv. Apprehended Cases Report Juv. Apprehended | Juv. Apprehended Cases Report Juv. Apprehended |
| S L   | State/UT          | orte d     | Boy s            | Gi rls           | Tot al           | Cases Report ed | Boy s            | Girl s           | Tota l           | Rep orte d | Boys             | Girl s           | Tot al           | orte d     | Boy s  | Gir ls | Tot al | ed                                             | Boy s                                          | Gi rls                                         | Tot al                                         |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 2          | 2                | 0                | 2                | 2               | 1                | 2                | 3                | 0          | 0                | 0                | 0                | 5          | 11     | 1      | 12 14  | 14                                             |                                                | 0                                              | 14                                             |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 0          | 0                | 0                | 0                | 3               | 5                | 0                | 5                | 3          | 9                | 0                | 9                | 0          | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 3     | Assam             | 4          | 3                | 3                | 6                | 2               | 2                | 0                | 2                | 3          | 3                | 0                | 3                | 4          | 4      | 0      | 4      | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 4     | Bihar             | 9          | 9                | 0                | 9                | 6               | 6                | 0                | 6                | 4          | 6                | 0                | 6                | 1          | 1      | 0      | 1      | 2                                              | 2                                              | 0                                              | 2                                              |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 2          | 2                | 0                | 2                | 9               | 9                | 0                | 9                | 3          | 4                | 0                | 4                | 9          | 9      | 1      | 10     | 8                                              | 9                                              | 0                                              | 9                                              |
| 6     | Goa               | 1          | 1                | 0                | 1                | 0               | 0                | 0                | 0                | 1          | 1                | 0                | 1                | 0          | 0      | 0      | 0 0    |                                                | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 7     | Gujarat           | 1          | 1                | 0                | 1                | 0               | 0                | 0                | 0                | 1          | 1                | 0                | 1                | 0          | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1                                              | 1                                              | 0                                              | 1                                              |
| 8     | Haryana           | 22         | 30               | 0                | 30               | 2               | 2                | 0                | 2                | 1          | 1                | 0                | 1                | 11         | 13     | 0      | 13     | 5                                              | 5                                              | 0                                              | 5                                              |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh  | 3          | 3                | 0                | 3                | 4               | 3                | 1                | 4                | 4          | 4                | 0                | 4                | 7          | 7 0    | 7      | 4      |                                                | 4                                              | 0                                              | 4                                              |
| 10    | Jammu & Kashmir   | 4          | 4                | 0                | 4                | 1               | 1                | 0                | 1                | 4          | 4                | 0                | 4                | 5          | 5      | 0 5    | 5      |                                                | 5                                              | 0                                              | 5                                              |
| 11    | Jharkhand         | 0          | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0               | 0                | 0                | 0                | 1          | 1                | 0                | 1                | 1          | 1      | 0      | 1      | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 12    | Karnataka         | 1          | 1                | 0                | 1                | 1               | 1                | 0                | 1                | 2          | 2                | 0                | 2                | 2          | 2      | 0      | 2      | 4                                              | 6                                              | 0                                              | 6                                              |
| 13    | Kerala            | 3          | 3                | 0                | 3                | 22              | 22               | 0                | 22               | 39         | 51               | 0                | 51               | 43         | 53     | 0      | 53     | 42                                             | 44                                             | 1                                              | 45                                             |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh    | 2          | 2                | 0                | 2                | 7               | 7                | 0                | 7                | 1          | 1                | 0                | 1                | 3          | 3      | 0      | 3      | 7                                              | 8                                              | 0                                              | 8                                              |
| 15    | Maharashtra       | 7          | 7                | 0                | 7                | 21              | 22               | 0                | 22               | 28         | 30               | 1                | 31               | 23         | 23     | 2      | 25     | 30                                             | 31                                             | 0                                              | 31                                             |
| 16    | Manipur           | 0          | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0               | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0          | 0                | 0                | 0                | 1          | 1      | 0      | 1      | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 17    | Meghalaya         | 0          | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0               | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0          | 0                | 0                | 0                | 6          | 6      | 0      | 6      | 1                                              | 1                                              | 0                                              | 1                                              |

| 18   | Mizoram        | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   1 |   1 |   0 |   1 | 2       | 2     | 0   |   2 |   1 |   1 0 |   1 |
|------|----------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|---------|-------|-----|-----|-----|-------|-----|
| 19   | Nagaland       | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 1       | 1     | 0 1 |   0 |   0 |     0 |   0 |
| 20   | Odisha         | 3   | 3   | 0   | 3   |   5 |   6 |   0 |   6 |   4 |   5 |   0 |   5 | 3       | 3 0   | 3   |   3 |   3 |     0 |   3 |
| 21   | Punjab         | 53  | 63  | 0   | 63  |  15 |  16 |   0 |  16 |   5 |   4 |   1 |   5 | 7       | 8 0   | 8   |  17 |  17 |     0 |  17 |
| 22   | Rajasthan      | 5   | 6   | 0   | 6   |   5 |   6 |   0 |   6 |   3 |   2 |   1 |   3 | 7       | 7 0   | 7   |  14 |  15 |     0 |  15 |
| 23   | Sikkim         | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0       | 0 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |     0 |   0 |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu     | 4   | 4   | 0   | 4   |   5 |   6 |   0 |   6 |   7 |   7 |   0 |   7 | 19      | 19 0  | 19  |  14 |  17 |     0 |  17 |
| 25   | Telangana      |     |     |     |     |   5 |   5 |   0 |   5 |   2 |   2 |   0 |   2 | 2       | 2 0   | 2   |   1 |   1 |     0 |   1 |
| 26   | Tripura        | 2   | 3   | 0   | 3   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0 0     | 0     | 0   |   0 |   0 |     0 |   0 |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh  | 7   | 8   | 0   | 8   |  10 |  10 |   0 |  10 |   2 |   2 |   0 |   2 | 1       | 1 0   | 1   |   0 |   0 |     0 |   0 |
| 28   | Uttarakhand    | 2   | 2   | 0   | 2   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0 0     | 0     | 0   |   2 |   2 |     0 |   2 |
| 29   | West Bengal    | 3   | 4   | 0   | 4   |  11 |  12 |   0 |  12 |   4 |   7 |   0 |   7 | 8 8     | 0     | 8   |  17 |  18 |     0 |  18 |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S) | 140 | 161 | 3   | 164 | 136 | 142 |   3 | 145 | 123 | 148 |   3 | 151 | 171     | 190 4 | 194 | 192 | 204 |     1 | 205 |
| 30   | A&N Islands    | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0       | 0 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |     0 |   0 |
| 31   | Chandigarh     | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0 0     | 0     | 0   |   1 |   1 |     0 |   1 |
| 32   | D&N Haveli     | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0       | 0 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |     0 |   0 |
| 33   | Daman & Diu    | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0 0     | 0     | 0   |   0 |   0 |     0 |   0 |
| 34   | Delhi          | 2   | 2   | 0   | 2   |   1 |   2 |   0 |   2 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 1       | 1 0   | 1   |   3 |   4 |     0 |   4 |
| 35   | Lakshadwee p   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0       | 0 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |     0 |   0 |
| 36   | Puducherry     | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0       | 0 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |     0 |   0 |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)    | 2   | 2   | 0   | 2   |   1 |   2 |   0 |   2 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 1       | 1 0   | 1   |   4 |   5 |     0 |   5 |
|      | TOTAL (ALL     | 142 | 163 | 3   | 166 | 137 | 144 |   3 | 147 | 123 | 148 |   3 | 151 | 172 191 | 4     | 195 | 196 | 209 |     1 | 210 |

Source: Crime in India