Lok Sabha Question No. 1986 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-03
Subject: De-Addiction Centres
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Feroze Varun Gandhi

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

DE-ADDICTION CENTRES

1986. SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

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

(a) the steps taken by the Government to mitigate the increasing consumption of alcohol and the additional health costs t0 the Government;

(b) whether the Government has set up any de-addiction centers to encourage individuals to consumption of alcohol; quit

(c) if so, the details of de-addiction centres set up SO far, State-wise;

(d) whether the (overnment has conducted any anti-liquor campaigns to sensitise the youth and if so, the details thereof: and

(e) whether thc Government has data registry regarding the age-wise alcohol consumption/addiction and if s0. the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

(a): The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has formulated and is implementing a National Action Plan for Demand Reduction (NAPDDR) for 2018-2025. The Plan aims at reduction of adverse consequences of abuse through a multi-pronged The activities under the NAPDDR, inter-alia, include awareness generation programmes in schools/colleges Universities,workshops/seminars/ with parents, community based peerled interactions intervention programmes for vulnerable adolescent and youth in the community, provisioning of treatment facililies and capacity building 0f service providers Drug drug strategy.

(b) & (c): Statc-wise details of de-addiction centres  under the scheme of Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drugs) Abuse is at Annexure.

(d): National  Institute of Social Defence (NISD) under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has conducted various programmes with various statkeholders and Government functionaries regarding Abuse and Prevention: The details of the programmes conducted till Sth February 2020 are as follows: Drug

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1986 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.03.2020

| SL NO   | STAKE HOLDER                | AWARENESS PROGRAM CONDUCTED   |
|---------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1       | RRTC                        | 298                           |
| 2       | SCERT                       | 249                           |
| 3       | Universities/ College       | 72                            |
|         | School Societies            | 150                           |
|         | Medical Colleges/ Hospitals | 24                            |
| 6       | NYKSINSS                    | 99                            |
|         | RICA/ Prison                | 37                            |
| 8       | Police Functionaries        | 62                            |
| 9       | SIRD                        | 18                            |
| 10      | Social Welfare Department   | 28                            |
|         | NGOs/CBO $                  |                               |
| 12      | Red Cross/ Others           | 255                           |
| Total   |                             | 1403                          |

(e) A National Survey to collect state' wise data on Extent and Pattern of Substance Use was conducted by the Ministry in the country the year 2018. The report presents major findings of the survey in lerms ol proportion 0l Indian population various substances and those affected by substance uSc disorders. This survey indicates that there are wide variations in the extent and prevalence O substance use across different states and between various substances. Study regarding pattern and prevalence of use in the country in the age ~group of 10-75 years was done in the report The details of age-group wise alcohol consumption are as follows: during using drug

| Substance   | Chidren & Adolescents (10-17 years)   | Chidren & Adolescents (10-17 years)   | Adults ( 18-75 years)   | Adults ( 18-75 years)   |
|-------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|             | Prevalen ce in %                      | Estimnated no_ of" users              | Prevalence in %)        | Estimated no. Of users  |
| Alcohol     |                                       | 30,00,000                             | 17.10                   | 15,10,00,000            |

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|                                                                                                                |                           | Annexure                         |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
| State-wise details of de-addiction centresJIRCAs under the scheme of Prevention of and Substance (Drugs) Abuse |                           | Alcoholism No. of IRCAs assisted |
|                                                                                                                | Andhra Pradesh            | 13                               |
| 2                                                                                                              | Bihar                     |                                  |
|                                                                                                                | Chhatisgarh               | 10                               |
|                                                                                                                | Goa                       |                                  |
|                                                                                                                | Gujarat                   | 9                                |
|                                                                                                                | Haryana                   | 13                               |
| 7                                                                                                              | Himachal Pradesh          | 9                                |
|                                                                                                                | Jammu & Kashmir           |                                  |
| 9                                                                                                              | Jharkhand                 | 1                                |
| 10                                                                                                             |                           |                                  |
| 11                                                                                                             | Karnataka                 | 36                               |
|                                                                                                                | Kerala Madhya Pradesh     | 23                               |
| 12 13                                                                                                          | Maharashtra               | 25 70                            |
| 14 15                                                                                                          | Orissa Punjab             | 41 27                            |
| 16                                                                                                             |                           |                                  |
|                                                                                                                | Rajasthan                 | 21                               |
| 17                                                                                                             | Tamil Nadu                | 35                               |
| 18                                                                                                             |                           | 12                               |
| 19                                                                                                             | Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand | 28                               |
| 20 21                                                                                                          | West Bengal               | 4                                |
| 23                                                                                                             | A&N islands               | 12                               |
| 24                                                                                                             | Chandigarh                |                                  |
|                                                                                                                | D&N Haveli                |                                  |
| 25                                                                                                             |                           |                                  |
| 26                                                                                                             | Delhi Daman &Diu          | 10                               |
| 27 28                                                                                                          |                           |                                  |
| 29                                                                                                             |                           |                                  |
|                                                                                                                | Arunachal Pr_             |                                  |
| 30                                                                                                             | Assam                     | 26                               |
| 31                                                                                                             |                           |                                  |
| 32                                                                                                             | Manipur Meghalaya         | 27 2                             |
| 33                                                                                                             | Mizoram                   | 12                               |
| 34                                                                                                             | Nagaland                  |                                  |
| 35                                                                                                             |                           |                                  |
|                                                                                                                | Tripura                   |                                  |
| 36                                                                                                             | Sikkim                    | 2                                |
|                                                                                                                | Total                     | 488                              |