Lok Sabha Question No. 4384 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: De-addiction Programme
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4384 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2023

## DE-ADDICTION PROGRAMME

4384. SHRI G.M: SIDDESHWAR:

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

- (a) the details of the work done under the de-addiction programme launched by the Government in the country and the details of the funds spent; allocated and released for the same; State/Union Territory-wise including Karnataka;
- (6) the details and the number of beneficiaries under the programme, State/Union Territory-wise;
- whether Government has any plans to tackle substance use disorders; and
- (d if so, the details thereof; if not the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SUSHRI PRA TIMA BHOUMIK)

- (a): National Action Plan for Demand Reduction (NAPDDR) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, being  implemented by Ministry of Social  Justice & Empowerment, under which financial assistance is provided to (i) 'State Governments/ Union Territory (UT) Administrations for Preventive Education  and  Awareness  Generation, Capacity Building   Skill  development; vocational training and livelihood support of ex-drug addicts, Programmes for Demand Reduction by States/UTs etc. and (ii) 'NGOs/VOs for running and maintenance of Integrated Rehabilitation Centres for Addicts (IRCAs), Community based peer Led Intervention (CPLI) for early Drug Use Prevention among Adolescents, Outreach and In Centres (ODIC), District De-Addiction Centres (DDACs)' and (iii) Addiction Treatment Facilities(A TFs) in Government Hospitals. Drug Drug Drop
- 2 To address the problem of Abuse, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment under NAPDDR scheme is taking a sustained and coordinated action for arresting the problem of substance abuse among the and women. This includes: Drug youth
- a\_ Launched NashaMukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) in 372 most vulnerable districts under which a massive  community outreach is being done through more than 8000 youth volunteers. More than 9.58+ crore people have been reached out so far including 3.13+ crore   youth; 2.09+ crore women and 3.14+ lakh educational institutes. There is a provision of release of 10 lakh rupees to identified district administrations on submission of Annual Action Plan by them for Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan.
- b\_ 340 Integrated Rehabilitation Centres for Addicts (IRCAs) are supported by the Ministry: These IRCAs not oly provide for treating the victims, but also give services of preventive education, awareness generation, motivational counselling, detoxification/ deaddiction, after care and re-integration into the social mainstream. Ministry also provided support to special de-addiction centre for women and children. drug
- C\_ 48 Community based Peer led Intervention (CPLI) Centres are supported by the Ministry. These CPLIs focus on vulnerable and at risk children and adolescents Under this, peer educators engage children for awareness generation and life skill activities.
- d. 71 Outreach and In Centres (ODICs) are supported by the Ministry. These ODICs provide safe and secure space of treatment and rehabilitation for substance users, with provision of screening, assessment and counselling and thereafter provide referral and linkage to treatment and rehabilitation services for substance dependence Drop
- e\_ Ministry also supports setting up of 46 Addiction Treatment Facilities (ATFs) in some Government hospitals, which is implemented through AIIMS, New Delhi: being
- f. A Toll-free Helpline for de-addiction, 14446 is maintained by the Ministry for providing primary counseling and immediate   assistance to the persons  seeking help through this helpline. being
- g Ministry through its autonomous body National Institute of Social Defence (NISD) and other collaborating agencies like SCERTs, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan etc. provides for regular awareness generation and sensitization sessions for all stakeholders including students, teachers, parents etc.

The details of the funds spent, allocated and released for the same, State/Union Territory-wise including Karnataka are placed at Annexure-I.

(b): The details and number of beneficiaries under the programme, State/ Union Territory-wise

(c) & (d): To address the problem of Abuse, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment under NAPDDR scheme is taking a sustained and coordinated action for arresting the problem of substance abuse among the and women: Drug youth

The Ministry launched Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) on ISth August, 2020 in 272 identified districts with an aim to create awareness about ill effects of substance abuse among the youth; with   special  focus on higher   education   institutes,  university  campuses, schools and reaching out into the community and garnering community involvement and ownership of the Abhiyaan: Recently 100 more districts have been included in the list of NMBA districts

Following major activities have been undertaken under Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan:

- 1 As part of the Abhiyaan , special emphasis is laid on the participation of stakeholders such as women, children, educational institutions, civil society organizations etc. who may be directly or indirectly affected by substance use.
- ii. More than 8,000 Master Volunteers have been selected and trained to lead the Abhiyaan activities in the 372 identified districts.
- iii. Till now,  through the various activities undertaken   on-ground 9.58+ Crore  people reached out:
- iv. More than 3.13+ crore have actively participated in the activities of the Abhiyaan and   spreading on-ground the message   against   substance use. Around 4,000+ Yuva Abhiyaan. youth
- The contribution of 2.09+ crore women have also been vital in reaching out to a larger community through the Anganwadi & ASHA Mahila Mandals & Women SHGs.
- vi. Across the country till now; 3.14+ lakh educational institutions have conducted activities with students & youth to educate them on substance use under the Abhiyaan.
- vii. Social media has effectively been utilized to spread the message of the Abhiyaan online them.
- viii. An Android based mobile Application has been developed to capture the data of activities happening on ground on a real-time basis by the districts and master volunteers This App has been placed on the Google Play Store.
- A short film on the Abhiyaan, its objectives and the efforts of the districts has been made and released on social media.
- X\_ Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan website has   been   launched which   provides real-time information about field activities through dashboards and various resources to understand the issue of substance use.

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## of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No43840n 28.03.2023

and  released State/Union   Territory-wise   including Karnataka are as under-

|                       | Fund released to NGOs/ VOs/ SAP under the NAPDDR   | Fund released to NGOs/ VOs/ SAP under the NAPDDR   |                                             |       |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------|
| Name of the Statel UT | 2020-21 Funds released                             | Fund released to SAPI                              | 2021-22 Funds released |Funds released |       |
| Andhra Pradesh        | 3.94                                               | 3.71                                               | 3.12                                        | 3.39  |
| Arunachal Pr:         |                                                    |                                                    |                                             | 0.04  |
| Assam                 | 6.691                                              |                                                    | 5.24                                        |       |
| Bihar                 | 3.97                                               |                                                    | 2.051                                       | 1.83  |
| Chandigarh            | 0.16                                               |                                                    |                                             |       |
| Chhatisgarh           | 0.881                                              |                                                    | 0.86                                        | 1.29  |
| D&N Haveli            |                                                    |                                                    |                                             |       |
| [Daman &Diu           | 0.18                                               |                                                    | 0.2                                         | 0.19  |
| Delhi                 | 3.92                                               |                                                    | 4.37                                        | 3.061 |
| Guiarat               | 1.7                                                |                                                    | 2.351                                       | 1.87  |
|                       | 2.47                                               |                                                    | 1.98                                        | 1.80  |
| Himachal Pradesh      | 0.4                                                |                                                    | 1.29                                        | 0.90  |
| JJammu &Kashimir      | 0.84                                               |                                                    |                                             | 0.751 |
| JJharkhand            | 0.39                                               |                                                    | 0.19                                        | 0.23  |
| Karnataka             | 9.22                                               |                                                    | 7.671                                       | 9.0   |
| Kerala                | 5.961                                              |                                                    |                                             | 2.61  |
| Ladakh                |                                                    |                                                    |                                             |       |
| [Lakshadweep          |                                                    |                                                    |                                             |       |
| Madhya Pradesh        |                                                    |                                                    | 2.84                                        | 2.88  |
| Maharashtra           | 17.9                                               |                                                    | 8.77                                        | 9.291 |
| Manipur               | 6.34                                               |                                                    |                                             | 7.631 |
| Meghalaya             | 0.121                                              |                                                    |                                             | 0.18  |
| Mizoram               | 2.17                                               |                                                    | 1.951                                       | 2.02  |
| Nagaland              | 1.4                                                |                                                    | 1.97                                        | 1.16  |
| Orissa                | 10.661                                             |                                                    | 10.07                                       | 8.34  |
| [Puducherry           | 0.661                                              |                                                    | 0.22                                        | 0.35  |
| Punjab                | 1.55                                               |                                                    | 1.081                                       | 0.71  |
| Rajasthan             | 6.59                                               |                                                    | 3.74                                        | 4.04  |
| (Sikkim               |                                                    |                                                    | 0.461                                       | 0.19  |
| Tamil Nadu            | 5.66                                               |                                                    | 4.951                                       | 4.92  |
| [Telangana            | 2.45                                               |                                                    | 2.32                                        | 2.31  |
| Tripura               |                                                    |                                                    |                                             | 0.14  |
| UUttarakhand          | 0.39                                               |                                                    | 1.28                                        | 1.54  |
| West Bengal           | 2.14                                               |                                                    | 2.43                                        | 2.11/ |
| UUttar Pradesh        | 10.491                                             |                                                    | 6.09                                        | 4.751 |
| Others                | 31.1                                               |                                                    | 1.81                                        | 3.19  |
| TOTAL                 | 145.6                                              | 3.71                                               | 90.931                                      | 86.39 |

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Annexure-II Annexure in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4384 on 28.3.2023

| Name of the Statel UT      | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23 (as on date   |
|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------|
| 1. Andhra Pradesh          | 6878      | 18658     | 11768                 |
| 2. A&N islands             |           |           |                       |
| 3. Arunachal Pr.           | 3451      | 301       | 5                     |
| 4. Assam                   | 15995/    | 26984/    | 15461                 |
| 5. Bihar                   | 1414      | 1583      | 932                   |
| 6_ Chandigarh              | 842       | 1007      | 812                   |
| 7 Chhatisgarh_             | 6058      | 16580     | 11901                 |
| 8. D&N Haveli              | 0         | 0         |                       |
| 9_ Daman &Diu              | 1651      | 160       |                       |
| 10. |Delhi            |           | 18549     | 15033                 |
|                            | 0         | 3         | 2                     |
|                            | 1289      | 1571      | 9071                  |
| 13[Haryana                 | 5692      | 7352      | 4364                  |
| 14. |Himachal Pradesh | 727       | 12665     | 2018                  |
| 15. Jammu & Kashimir       | 1509      |           | 3101                  |
|                            |           | 195/      | 130                   |
|                            | 7153      | 72061     | 3443                  |
| 18. Kerala                 | 42391     | 47461     | 2461                  |
| 19. Ladakh                 |           |           |                       |
| 20 [Lakshadweep            |           |           |                       |
| 21[Madhya Pradesh          |           |           | 22920                 |
| 22. |Maharashtra      | 9273      | 8630      | 5070                  |
| 23 [Manipur                | 7974      |           | 6479                  |
| 24.[Meghalaya              | 297       | 40        | 701                   |
| 25. |Mizoram          | 1862      | 20251     | 14651                 |
| 26.[Nagaland               | 1313      | 1440      |                       |
| 27 Orissa                  | 24497     | 28223     | 181951                |
| 28. [Puducherry            | 365       | 4991      |                       |
| 29 [Punjab                 | 10534/    | 10159     | 6311                  |
| 30.|Rajasthan         | 10117     | 24001     | 14805                 |
|                            | 194/      | 178       | 120                   |
| 32.(Tamil Nadu             | 3320      | 3938      | 2355                  |
| 33.[Telangana              | 5924      | 60201     | 3152                  |
| 34.|Tripura           | 614       | 762       |                       |
| 35. |Uttarakhand      |           | 4718      | 3381                  |
| 36.| West Bengal      | 7118      | 8099      | 5833                  |
| 37. Uttar Pradesh          | 142951    | 15523     | 12362                 |
| 38.(others                 |           |           |                       |
| TOTAL                      | 208415    | 286402    | 1765151               |

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