Lok Sabha Question No. 326 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Suicides due to Drug Abuse
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 326

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2021/ AGRAHAYANA 9, 1943 (SAKA)

SUICIDES DUE TO DRUG ABUSE

326. SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government can provide the data for suicides due to drug abuse for the last three years and if so, the details thereof, especially for the State of Andhra Pradesh;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  increasing  suicides  due  to  drug abuse  and  alcoholism  at  the  national  level and  if so, the  actions/steps taken/being  taken by the Government to control the situation thereof;
- (c) whether the Government recognizes the problem of drug addiction and abuse among the youth of the country and if so, action taken thereof;
- (d) the awareness measures that have been undertaken by the Narcotics Control Bureau to curb substance abuse among teens and youth; and
- (e) whether the Government  can  provide data on the quantity of drug confiscated  during  the  last  three  years  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  drug category-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

- (a) As  per  the  latest  data  published  by  the  National  Crime  Records  Bureau (NCRB) pertaining to the year 2020,  the number of suicides in the States/UTs (including  the state of Andhra Pradesh) due to Drug abuse/Alcoholic Addiction during 2018-2020, is at Annexure-I.

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(b) &  (c)  As  per  the  said  data,  the  total  number  of  suicides  due  to  drug abuse/alcoholic addiction during the years 2018, 2019 & 2020 were 7193, 7860 and 9169, respectively.   The Government is taking  sustained and coordinated action  for  arresting  the  problem  of  substance  abuse  among  the  youth.  This includes:

- (i) Launching  of  Nasha  Mukt  Bharat  Abhiyaan  (NMBA)  in  272  most vulnerable  districts.  Under  this,  a  massive  community  outreach  is being  done  involving  around  8000  youth  volunteers.  More  than  42 lakh youth have been reached out,  under the Abhiyaan.
- (ii) 380  Integrated  Rehabilitation  Centre  for  Addicts  (IRCAs)  are  being run for treating the drug users and to provide services of preventive education, awareness generation, motivational counseling, detoxification/de-addiction,  after  care  and  re-integration  into  the social mainstream.
- (iii) 80  Community  based  Peer  led  Intervention  (CPLI)  Centers  are  in operation with focus on vulnerable and at risk children and adolescents. Under this, peer educators engage children for awareness generation and life skill activities.
- (iv) 93 Outreach and Drop In Centers (ODICs) are set up to provide safe and secure space for substance  users, with provision of screening, assessment and counseling. It also provides referral and linkage for treatment and rehabilitation services to substance dependents.

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- (d) Narcotics  Control  Bureau  (NCB)  has  taken  the  following  awareness measures  to curb  substance abuse among teens and youth :
- (i) Facilitate awareness programme in Government & Private schools/colleges/other educational institutions all over India through its  Regional,  Zonal  and  Sub-Zonal  Offices.  NCB  has  conducted 10,195  awareness  programmes  during  the  year  2020  and  20,189 awareness programmes during the year 2021(till date).
- (ii) NCB officials visit de-addiction centers to spread awareness about health issues related to drug abuse.
- (iii) Organizes International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on the 26 th  June every year to spread awareness among the  general  public  about  the  ill  effects  of  drug  abuse  and  drug trafficking  through  various  social  media  platforms  by  way  of  Audio Video messages of eminent personalities from the field of Politics, Bureaucracy,  Sports,  Films,  Music,  etc.,  and  also  through  Telecom Service  Providers,  FM  radios,  Television  Channels,  etc.    Anti-drug messages  were  also  released  from  the  Twitter  handles  of  the Hon'ble Prime Minster of India, the Hon'ble Union Home Minister and other eminent personalities to give a boost to this online campaign.
- (iv)
- Coordinates  with  the  Ministry  of  Social  Justice  &  Empowerment (MoSJ&E)  and  the  National  Commission  for  Protection  of  Child Rights (NCPCR) to spread awareness against drug abuse and protect

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the youth, especially children, from falling prey to the drug menace. With  the  active  support  of  NCB,  NCPCR  formulated  a  'Joint  Acton Plan on Prevention of Drugs and Substance Use among Children and Illicit Trafficking' which was launched on 08.02.2021.

(e) Latest data published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for the year  2020,  on  State/UT-wise  seizures  made  under  the  Narcotic  Drugs  and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 during 2018-2020 is at Annexure-II.

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## Annexure-I

## State/UT-wise number of suicides due to Drug abuse/Alcoholic Addiction during 2018-2020 including Andhra Pradesh:-

| Sl.   | State/UT            | 2018   | 2019   |   2020 |
|-------|---------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh      | 196    | 302    |    385 |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh   | 0      | 0      |      1 |
| 3     | Assam               | 39     | 92     |     64 |
| 4     | Bihar               | 12     | 14     |     11 |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh        | 290    | 291    |    372 |
| 6     | Goa                 | 34     | 23     |     27 |
| 7     | Gujarat             | 64     | 75     |     77 |
| 8     | Haryana             | 137    | 87     |     57 |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh    | 43     | 21     |     13 |
| 10    | Jharkhand           | 80     | 49     |     49 |
| 11    | Karnataka           | 1230   | 1133   |   1477 |
| 12    | Kerala              | 656    | 792    |    692 |
| 13    | Madhya Pradesh      | 922    | 1099   |   1331 |
| 14    | Maharashtra         | 2010   | 2256   |   2479 |
| 15    | Manipur             | 0      | 1      |      0 |
| 16    | Meghalaya           | 16     | 28     |     14 |
| 17    | Mizoram             | 18     | 27     |     45 |
| 18    | Nagaland            | 2      | 4      |      3 |
| 19    | Odisha              | 2      | 23     |      2 |
| 20    | Punjab              | 55     | 102    |     72 |
| 21    | Rajasthan           | 105    | 160    |    160 |
| 22    | Sikkim              | 33     | 40     |     42 |
| 23    | Tamil Nadu          | 1033   | 1042   |   1377 |
| 24    | Telangana           | 16     | 26     |     77 |
| 25    | Tripura             | 2      | 1      |      1 |
| 26    | Uttar Pradesh       | 51     | 34     |    134 |
| 27    | Uttarakhand         | 22     | 15     |      9 |
| 28    | West Bengal         | 37     | 32     |     19 |
|       | TOTAL STATE(S)      | 7105   | 7769   |   8990 |
| 29    | A &NIslands         | 16     | 17     |     25 |
| 30    | Chandigarh          | 3      | 1      |      2 |
| 31    | D&N Haveli and      | 4      | 7      |     17 |
| 32    | Daman&Diu@ Delhi UT | 62     | 64     |    134 |
| 33    | Jammu &Kashmir@     | 2      | 2      |      1 |
| 34    | Ladakh@             | -      | -      |      0 |
| 35    | Lakshadweep         | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 36    | Puducherry          | 1      | 0      |      0 |
|       | TOTAL UT(S)         | 88     | 91     |    179 |
|       | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)   | 7193   | 7860   |   9169 |

As per data provided by states/UTs

Source : NCRB

'+' Combined data of erstwhile D & N HAVELI AND DAMAN & DIU UT during  2018

'*' Data of erstwhile JAMMU & KASHMIR State Including LADAKH during 2018

'@' Data of newly created Union territory

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## Annexure-II

Details of Category-wise quantity of drugs seized under Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act during last three years:-

| S.No.   | Category of Drugs                | 2018        | 2018     | 2018        | 2019       | 2019     | 2019        | 2020        | 2020     | 2020        |
|---------|----------------------------------|-------------|----------|-------------|------------|----------|-------------|-------------|----------|-------------|
|         |                                  | Kgs.        | Nos.     | Ltrs.       | Kgs.       | Nos.     | Ltrs.       | Kgs.        | Nos.     | Ltrs.       |
| 1       | Opium Based Drugs                | 216842.034  | 0        | 0           | 244546.382 | 0        | 0           | 299402.001  | 0        | 0           |
| 2       | Cannabis Bases Drugs             | 1228089.216 | 0        | 0           | 443978.908 | 0        | 0           | 853554.414  | 0        | 0           |
| 3       | Cocaine                          | 447.974     | 0        | 0           | 54.982     | 0        | 0           | 493.01      | 0        | 0           |
| 4       | Psychotropic Substances          | 37686.285   | 0        | 0           | 45552.84   | 0        | 0           | 5357.801    | 0        | 0           |
| 5       | Medicinal Preparations           | 31231.579   | 11747942 | 110623.846  | 253274.563 | 20779435 | 944440.569  | 82111.512   | 56069140 | 139495.917  |
| 6       | Drug Precursor- Acetic Anhydride | 6.199       | 0        | 0           | 61.918     | 0        | 0           | 17.612      | 0        | 0           |
| 7       | Other Drugs                      | 2420143.857 | 421180   | 7174158.063 | 124413.037 | 69987    | 10791259.04 | 129008.57   | 3185911  | 964736.08   |
|         | G.Total                          | 3934447.144 | 12169122 | 7284781.909 | 1111882.63 | 20849422 | 11735699.61 | 1369944.919 | 59255051 | 1104231.997 |

Source: NCRB