Lok Sabha Question No. 2152 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: Drug Abuse
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi, Nishikant  Dubey, Andimuthu Raja, Manoj Kumar Tiwari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2152

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  MARCH, 2023/ PHALGUNA 23, 1944 (SAKA)

DRUG ABUSE

2152. SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI: DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY: SHRI MANOJ TIWARI: SHRI A. RAJA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  incidence  of  use  of  drugs  is  rising  rapidly  among  women, children and youth in the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  that  are  being  taken  by  the Government  to  control  and  prevent  it  along  with  the  campaign  launched against it;
- (c) the number of cases of drug abuse registered and the number of persons arrested  or  booked  for  trading  in  drugs  and  psychotropic  substance  during the last three years, State-wise; and
- (d) the number of women and children detained for selling/using drugs during each of the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  As  per  the  National  Survey  on  Extent  and  Pattern  of  Substance  Use  in
- India conducted during 2018, the details of drug abuse among children and women are as under:

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 2152 FOR 14.03.2023

| Substance   | Prevalence of current use               | Prevalence of current use             |
|-------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|             | Estimated no. of children (10-17 years) | Estimated no. of women ( 10-75 years) |
| Cannabis    | 20,00,000                               | 3480000                               |
| Opioids     | 40,00,000                               | 853000                                |
| Sedatives   | 20,00,000                               | 567000                                |
| Cocaine     | 2,00,000                                | 91000                                 |
| ATS         | 4,00,000                                | 268000                                |

- (b)  To  address  the  problem  of  Drug  Abuse  among  children  and  women, Government has formulated and implemented National Action Plan for Drug Demand  Reduction  (NAPDDR)  under  which  the  Government  is  taking  a sustained  and  coordinated  action  for  arresting  the  problem  of  substance abuse among the youth and women. This includes:
- i) Launching  of  Nasha  Mukt  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  3.12 crore youth and more than 2.06 crore women have been reached out so far.
- ii) 340 Integrated Rehabilitation Centers for Addicts (IRCAs) are supported by  the  Government.  These  IRCAs  not  only  provide  treatment  for  the drug victims, but also give services of preventive education, awareness generation,  motivational  counseling,  detoxification/de-addiction,  after care  and  re-integration  into  the  social  mainstream.  Government  also provided support to special de-addiction center for women and children.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 2152 FOR 14.03.2023

- iii) 48 Community based Peer led Intervention (CPLI) Centers are supported by  the  Government.  These  CPLIs  focus  on  vulnerable  and  at  risk children  and  adolescents.  Under  this,  peer  educators  engage  children for awareness generation and life skill activities.
- iv) 71  Outreach  and  Drop  In  Centers  (ODICs)  are  supported  by  the Government. These ODICs provide safe and secure space for treatment and  rehabilitation  for  substance  users,  with  provision  of  screening, assessment and counseling and thereafter provide referral and linkage for treatment and rehabilitation services for substance dependence.
- v) Government also supports setting up of 46 Addiction Treatment Facilities (ATFs) in some Government hospitals, which is being implemented through AIIMS, New Delhi.
- vi) A  Toll-free  Helpline  for  de-addiction,  14446  is  being  maintained  by  the Government for providing primary counseling and immediate assistance to persons seeking help.
- vii) Government  through  its  autonomous  body  National  Institute  of  Social Defense  (NISD)  and  other  collaborating  agencies  like  State  Council  of Educational Research and Training (SCERTs), Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan etc. provides for regular awareness generation and sensitization sessions for all stakeholders including students, teachers, parents.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 2152 FOR 14.03.2023

(c)  As  per  latest  data  published  by  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB) pertaining to the year 2021, the state-wise number of Cases Registered (CR) for possession for drugs for personal use/consumption and Persons Arrested (PAR)  for  possession  of  drugs  for  trafficking  under  the  Narcotic  Drugs  & Psychotropic Substances Act during 2019-2021 is as at Annexure-I.

(d)  As  per  latest  data  published  by  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB) pertaining  to  the  year  2021,  State,  UT-wise  Children  (below  18  Years) apprehended and women (above 18 Years) arrested under the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act During 2019-2021 is as at Annexure-II.

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## State/UT-wise  number  of  Cases  Registered  (CR)  for  possession  for  drugs  for  personal  use/consumption  and Persons  Arrested  (PAR)  for  possession  of  drugs  for  trafficking  under  the  Narcotic  Drugs  &  Psychotropic Substances Act during 2019-2021

| SL   | State/UT                    | Cases Registered (CR) for possession for drugs for personal use/consumption   |   Cases Registered (CR) for possession for drugs for personal use/consumption |   Cases Registered (CR) for possession for drugs for personal use/consumption | Persons Arrested (PAR) for possession of drugs for trafficking   |   Persons Arrested (PAR) for possession of drugs for trafficking |   Persons Arrested (PAR) for possession of drugs for trafficking |
|------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SL   | State/UT                    | 2019                                                                          |                                                                          2020 |                                                                          2021 | 2019                                                             |                                                             2020 |                                                             2021 |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh              | 286                                                                           |                                                                           264 |                                                                           550 | 905                                                              |                                                              910 |                                                             1469 |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh           | 78                                                                            |                                                                            96 |                                                                           219 | 75                                                               |                                                               86 |                                                               95 |
| 3    | Assam                       | 469                                                                           |                                                                           482 |                                                                          1265 | 762                                                              |                                                             1149 |                                                             1887 |
| 4    | Bihar                       | 574                                                                           |                                                                           881 |                                                                          1214 | 195                                                              |                                                              122 |                                                              280 |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh                | 26                                                                            |                                                                            60 |                                                                            31 | 921                                                              |                                                             1248 |                                                             1627 |
| 6    | Goa                         | 148                                                                           |                                                                            77 |                                                                            57 | 83                                                               |                                                               90 |                                                               74 |
| 7    | Gujarat                     | 112                                                                           |                                                                           117 |                                                                           200 | 305                                                              |                                                              343 |                                                              479 |
| 8    | Haryana                     | 1539                                                                          |                                                                          1783 |                                                                          1598 | 1930                                                             |                                                             2499 |                                                             2001 |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh            | 378                                                                           |                                                                           390 |                                                                           448 | 1470                                                             |                                                             1565 |                                                             1910 |
| 10   | Jharkhand                   | 161                                                                           |                                                                           243 |                                                                           329 | 41                                                               |                                                              124 |                                                              281 |
| 11   | Karnataka                   | 1043                                                                          |                                                                          3098 |                                                                          4588 | 1021                                                             |                                                             1833 |                                                             2410 |
| 12   | Kerala                      | 8591                                                                          |                                                                          4582 |                                                                          5098 | 873                                                              |                                                              639 |                                                             1032 |
| 13   | Madhya Pradesh              | 1847                                                                          |                                                                          1511 |                                                                          2109 | 2218                                                             |                                                             2574 |                                                             3159 |
| 14   | Maharashtra                 | 13199                                                                         |                                                                          4067 |                                                                          8583 | 1399                                                             |                                                             1201 |                                                             2382 |
| 15   | Manipur                     | 138                                                                           |                                                                           101 |                                                                           125 | 292                                                              |                                                              236 |                                                              192 |
| 16   | Meghalaya                   | 62                                                                            |                                                                            23 |                                                                            33 | 94                                                               |                                                              107 |                                                               48 |
| 17   | Mizoram                     | 128                                                                           |                                                                            47 |                                                                            57 | 42                                                               |                                                               71 |                                                               93 |
| 18   | Nagaland                    | 82                                                                            |                                                                            63 |                                                                            74 | 105                                                              |                                                               79 |                                                              144 |
| 19   | Odisha                      | 242                                                                           |                                                                           148 |                                                                           183 | 1009                                                             |                                                             1704 |                                                             2327 |
| 20   | Punjab                      | 5609                                                                          |                                                                          2870 |                                                                          4206 | 8473                                                             |                                                             6812 |                                                             8577 |
| 21   | Rajasthan                   | 1005                                                                          |                                                                          1008 |                                                                          1018 | 2627                                                             |                                                             3132 |                                                             4149 |
| 22   | Sikkim                      | 17                                                                            |                                                                             8 |                                                                            26 | 3                                                                |                                                               21 |                                                               55 |
| 23   | Tamil Nadu                  | 2114                                                                          |                                                                          4151 |                                                                          4943 | 2793                                                             |                                                             2012 |                                                             2911 |
| 24   | Telangana                   | 206                                                                           |                                                                           264 |                                                                           722 | 428                                                              |                                                              623 |                                                             1421 |
| 25   | Tripura                     | 45                                                                            |                                                                            34 |                                                                            26 | 620                                                              |                                                              613 |                                                              748 |
| 26   | Uttar Pradesh               | 5196                                                                          |                                                                          4963 |                                                                          5613 | 5938                                                             |                                                             6356 |                                                             5815 |
| 27   | Uttarakhand                 | 1138                                                                          |                                                                           675 |                                                                          1482 | 277                                                              |                                                              643 |                                                              531 |
| 28   | West Bengal                 | 366                                                                           |                                                                           409 |                                                                           514 | 1812                                                             |                                                             2019 |                                                             2128 |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)              | 44799                                                                         |                                                                         32415 |                                                                         45311 | 36711                                                            |                                                            38811 |                                                            48225 |
| 29   | A&N Islands                 | 132                                                                           |                                                                            44 |                                                                            25 | 1                                                                |                                                               30 |                                                                9 |
| 30   | Chandigarh                  | 0                                                                             |                                                                             0 |                                                                             0 | 231                                                              |                                                              119 |                                                              100 |
| 31   | D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu+ | 0                                                                             |                                                                             4 |                                                                             6 | 0                                                                |                                                                1 |                                                                0 |
| 32   | Delhi                       | 406                                                                           |                                                                           458 |                                                                           272 | 576                                                              |                                                              475 |                                                              616 |
| 33   | Jammu & Kashmir*            | 255                                                                           |                                                                           289 |                                                                           357 | 1493                                                             |                                                             1138 |                                                             1838 |
| 34   | Ladakh                      | -                                                                             |                                                                             2 |                                                                             2 | -                                                                |                                                                0 |                                                                3 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep                 | 4                                                                             |                                                                             4 |                                                                             2 | 0                                                                |                                                                0 |                                                                5 |
| 36   | Puducherry                  | 20                                                                            |                                                                            30 |                                                                            54 | 1                                                                |                                                               20 |                                                               55 |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)                 | 817                                                                           |                                                                           831 |                                                                           718 | 2302                                                             |                                                             1783 |                                                             2626 |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)           | 45616                                                                         |                                                                         33246 |                                                                         46029 | 39013                                                            |                                                            40594 |                                                            50851 |

Source: Crime in India

*' Data of erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir State including Ladakh during 2019

## State/UT-wise Children (below 18 Yrs) apprehended and women (above 18 Yrs) arrested under the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act During 2019-2021

|                   |                             | Children (Below 18 Yrs)   |   Children (Below 18 Yrs) |   Children (Below 18 Yrs) | Women (Above 18 Yrs)   |   Women (Above 18 Yrs) |   Women (Above 18 Yrs) |
|-------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| SL                | State/UT                    | 2019                      |                      2020 |                      2021 | 2019                   |                   2020 |                   2021 |
| 1                 | Andhra Pradesh              | 4                         |                        27 |                        51 | 81                     |                     62 |                    109 |
| 2                 | Arunachal Pradesh           | 1                         |                         0 |                        19 | 7                      |                      4 |                     31 |
| 3                 | Assam                       | 2                         |                         3 |                         7 | 42                     |                     57 |                    210 |
| 4                 | Bihar                       | 0                         |                         0 |                         1 | 18                     |                      0 |                      3 |
| 5                 | Chhattisgarh                | 1                         |                        11 |                         8 | 35                     |                     34 |                     38 |
| 6                 | Goa                         | 0                         |                         0 |                         0 | 4                      |                      7 |                      1 |
| 7                 | Gujarat                     | 3                         |                         1 |                         2 | 37                     |                     19 |                     28 |
| 8                 | Haryana                     | 8                         |                        28 |                        13 | 149                    |                    243 |                    174 |
| 9                 | Himachal Pradesh            | 16                        |                        12 |                        19 | 81                     |                     93 |                    108 |
| 10                | Jharkhand                   | 0                         |                         0 |                         1 | 2                      |                      2 |                      3 |
| 11                | Karnataka                   | 8                         |                         8 |                        10 | 28                     |                     43 |                     38 |
| 12                | Kerala                      | 5                         |                         7 |                         4 | 9                      |                      6 |                     14 |
| 13                | Madhya Pradesh              | 35                        |                        16 |                        61 | 84                     |                     71 |                    101 |
| 14                | Maharashtra                 | 27                        |                         8 |                        16 | 205                    |                     99 |                    164 |
| 15                | Manipur                     | 2                         |                         3 |                         2 | 55                     |                     56 |                     53 |
| 16                | Meghalaya                   | 3                         |                         1 |                         0 | 20                     |                     10 |                     14 |
| 17                | Mizoram                     | 2                         |                         0 |                         0 | 41                     |                     22 |                     28 |
| 18                | Nagaland                    | 0                         |                         0 |                         2 | 22                     |                     16 |                     43 |
| 19                | Odisha                      | 1                         |                         0 |                         5 | 36                     |                     46 |                     95 |
| 20                | Punjab                      | 18                        |                        16 |                        25 | 1244                   |                    788 |                    928 |
| 21                | Rajasthan                   | 22                        |                        24 |                        38 | 70                     |                     68 |                    144 |
| 22                | Sikkim                      | 0                         |                         0 |                         1 | 0                      |                      1 |                      5 |
| 23                | Tamil Nadu                  | 40                        |                        45 |                        48 | 668                    |                    540 |                    562 |
| 24                | Telangana                   | 12                        |                        15 |                        34 | 32                     |                     50 |                     94 |
| 25                | Tripura                     | 4                         |                         1 |                         1 | 19                     |                     13 |                     15 |
| 26                | Uttar Pradesh               | 8                         |                        12 |                         7 | 27                     |                     50 |                     23 |
| 27                | Uttarakhand                 | 3                         |                         3 |                         2 | 21                     |                     19 |                     24 |
| 28                | West Bengal                 | 15                        |                        23 |                        20 | 55                     |                    108 |                     54 |
|                   | TOTAL STATE(S)              | 240                       |                       264 |                       397 | 3092                   |                   2527 |                   3104 |
| 29                | A&N Islands                 | 1                         |                         0 |                         0 | 17                     |                     11 |                      4 |
| 30                | Chandigarh                  | 2                         |                         0 |                         0 | 17                     |                     15 |                      8 |
| 31                | D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu+ | 0                         |                         0 |                         0 | 0                      |                      1 |                      0 |
| 32                | Delhi                       | 3                         |                         1 |                         3 | 54                     |                     50 |                     82 |
| 33                | Jammu & Kashmir*            | 6                         |                         5 |                         9 | 35                     |                     14 |                     38 |
| 34                | Ladakh                      |                           |                         0 |                         0 |                        |                      0 |                      0 |
| 35                | Lakshadweep                 | 0                         |                         0 |                         0 | 0                      |                      0 |                      0 |
| 36                | Puducherry                  | 0                         |                         2 |                         2 | 0                      |                      2 |                      6 |
|                   | TOTAL UT(S)                 | 12                        |                         8 |                        14 | 123                    |                     93 |                    138 |
| TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)           | 252                       |                       272 |                       411 | 3215                   |                   2620 |                   3242 |

Source : Crime in India

Note : '+' Combined data of erstwhile D&N Haveli UT and Daman

& Diu UT during 2019

*' Data of erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir State including Ladakh durin g 2019