Lok Sabha Question No. 296 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Drug Addiction
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.296 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2022

## DRUG ADDICTION

## 296. SHRI M: BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of the fact that addiction is increasing among youths in the country rapidly; drug
- (b) if so, the steps taken by the Government and the schemes/programmes being implemented/to be implemented to this habit among youths; stop
- whether the Government has pondered upon this problem seriously and found any effective solution and if So, the detail thereof; and
- (e) the details regarding the number of addiction cases registered during the last five years in the country, State-wise and year-wise? drug

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI A NARAYANASWAMY)

- (a): There has been a change in the pattern of substance abuse as reflected in the National survey on Extent, Pattern and Trends of Substance Use done in 2004, and in the Comprehensive National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance Use in India conducted in 2018.

However comparison of these Surveys is not possible since the survey in 2004 was done only on males; whereas the later survey was more comprehensive. Further, the 2004 survey could only project national trends in limited areas of substance abuse, whereas the survey in 2018 provided more comprehensive data with State-wise projections.

|    | Name of the substance   | PPrevalence of use Isurvey 2004 Group 12-60 years Age   | of use wrt Isurvey 2018 Group 10-75 years AAge   |
|----|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 1  | Alcohol                 | 21%                                                     | 14.6%                                            |
| 2  | Cannabis                | 3%                                                      | 2.83%                                            |
|    | lOpiates/ Opioids       | 0.7%                                                    | 2.1%                                             |

As per the Comprehensive National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance Use in India conducted in 2018, the details of abuse are as under: drug

| SL   | Name of the Substance               | stimated no_ jusers Kage 10-17 years)   | ofEEstimated no. of users kage 18-75 years)   |
|------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 1_   | Alcohol                             | 30,00,000                               | 15,01,16,000                                  |
| 2    | annabis                             | 20,00,000                               | 2,90,18,000                                   |
| 3_   | IOpioids                            | 40,00,000                               | 1,86,44,000                                   |
| 4.   | (Sedatives                          | 20,00,000                               | 1,05,80,000                                   |
| 5    | I[nhalants                          | 30,00,000                               | 51,25,000                                     |
| 6    | Kocaine                             | 2,00,000                                | 9,40,000                                      |
| 7_   | Amphetamines Type KStimulants (ATS) | 4,00,000                                | 15,47,000                                     |
| 8    | Hallucinogens                       | 2,00,000                                | 11,01,000                                     |

The   Government of India   under   Ministry  of Social Justice & Empowerment has been implementing a scheme of National Action Plan for Demand   Reduction (NAPDDR) 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 Drug Demand Reduction by States/UTs etc. and (ii) NGOsIVOs for running and maintenance of Integrated Rehabilitation Centres for Addicts (IRCAs), Community based peer Led Intervention (CPLI) for early Use Prevention among Adolescents and Outreach and In Centres (ODIC) District  De-Addiction  Centres(DDACs) ad  Addiction treatment facilities (ATFs) in Government Hospitals'. Drug Drug Drop

## Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA):

To address the problem of Abuse among youth of India, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) in 272 most vulnerable districts since August 2020. Drug

## Under Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan following activities have been done:

i. 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. 8,000 Master Volunteers have been selected and trained to lead the Abhiyaan activities in the 272 identified districts.

iii. Till now, through the various activities undertaken on-ground 11.99+ Crore people reached out

- iv. Around 4,000+ Yuva Mandals, NYKS & NSS Volunteers; Youth Clubs have also been associated with the Abhiyaan:
2. V\_ The contribution of 2.05+ crore women have also been vital in reaching out to a larger community through the Anganwadi & ASHA   Workers, ANMs, Mahila Mandals & Women SHGs.

vi. Across the country till now, 1.l9+ 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 by creating handles on Facebook, Twitter Instagram and sharing daily updates on 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 Store: Play ix. Eminent universities like Manipal University (MAHE), Christ University, Vellore Institute of technology (VIT) Tezpur University are actively conducing activities in their campuses for

(e): The Ministry does not maintain any data of drug addiction cases registered in the country. It only maintains data of number of persons who have been benefited through NAPDDR scheme. The state-wise data of such beneficiaries last 5 years may be seen at Annexure. during

Annexure State-wise and year-wise number of beneficiaries under NAPDDR during last five years in

## the country

| ISL No                        | State Name                    |        |       | 6019-20   |        |        |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------|-------|-----------|--------|--------|
|                               | ANDHRA PRADESH                | 2952   | 1752  | 2063      | 6878   | 15295  |
| 2                             | A& NISLANDS                   |        |       |           |        |        |
| 3                             | ARUNACHAL PRADESH             |        |       |           | 345    | 30     |
|                               | ASSAM                         | 2952   | 9807  | 13328     | 15995  | 25986  |
| 5                             | BHHAR                         | 2952   | 1599  | 1444      | 1414   | 1481   |
| 6                             | CHANDIGARH                    |        |       | 0         | 842    | 997    |
|                               | KCHA TTISGARH                 | 369    | 195   | 721       | 6058   | 15151  |
| 8                             | D&N HAVELI                    |        |       | 0         | 0      |        |
| 9                             | DAMAN & DIU(ONLY DAMAN)       |        |       | 0         | 165    | 151    |
| 10                            | DELHI                         | 1476   | 2394  | 2238      | 12993  | 17019  |
| 11                            | GOA                           |        | 0     | 0         | 0      |        |
| 12                            | GUJARAT                       | 1476   | 1248  | 1608      | 1289   | 1374   |
| 13                            | HARYANA                       | 1845   | 2664  | 3251      | 5692   | 6940   |
| 14                            | HIMACHAL PRADESH              | 369    | 308   | 657       | 727    | 12619  |
| 15                            | JAMMU AND KKASHMIR            |        | 179   | 247       | 1509   | 4032   |
| 16                            | JHARKHAND                     |        | 0     | 164       | 170    | 195    |
| 17                            | KARNATAKA                     | 1845   | 5866  | 7602      | 7153   | 6697   |
|                               | KERALA                        | 6642   | 3892  | 4134      | 4239   | 4887   |
| 19                            | LAKSHADWEEP                   |        |       |           |        |        |
| 20                            | LADAKH                        |        |       |           |        |        |
| 21                            | MADHYA PRADESH                | 4059   | 2908  | 3498      | 43993  | 48929  |
| 22                            | MAHARASHTRA                   | 21771  | 10465 | 14495     | 9273   | 8070   |
| 23                            | MANIPUR                       | 8487   | 5733  | 5075      | 7974   | 8598   |
| 24                            | MEGHALAYA                     | 369    | 214   | 241       | 297    | 81     |
| 25                            | MIZORAM                       | 3321   | 2122  | 1983      | 1862   | 1737   |
| 26                            | NAGALAND                      | 1476   | 548   | 1231      | 1313   | 1328   |
|                               | ORISSA                        | 12546  | 6647  | 7114      | 24497  | 31931  |
|                               | PUDUCHERRY                    | 369    | 356   | 362       | 365    | 481    |
| 29                            | PUNJAB                        | 2214   | 1865  | 2048      | 10534  | 9555   |
| 30                            | RRAJASTHAN                    | 4797   | 2453  | 4278      | 10117  | 22103  |
| 31                            | SIKIM                         |        | 116   | 231       | 194    | 163    |
| 32                            | TAMIL NADU                    | 7011   | 4814  | 4936      | 3320   | 3769   |
| 33                            |                               | 1845   | 1144  | 1952      | 5924   | 6620   |
| 34                            | TRIPURA                       |        |       | 0         | 614    | 669    |
| 35                            | UTTAR PRADESH                 | 6642   | 5504  | 5888      | 14295  | 16503  |
| 36                            | UTTARAKHAND                   | 1107   | 1549  | 1457      | 1256   | 4529   |
| 37                            | WEST BENGAL                   | 1845   | 137   | 1418      | 7118   | 7639   |
| Total Beneficiaries of NAPDDR | Total Beneficiaries of NAPDDR | 100737 | 77479 | 93364     | 208415 | 285559 |