Lok Sabha Question No. 2393 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-03
Subject: National Awards against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2393 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2021

## NATIONAL AWARDS AGAINST DRUG ABUSE ILLICIT TRAFFICKING

2393. SHRI A: GANESHAMURTHI:

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

- (a) whether the Government is giving national awards every year on the day of International day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking for outstanding services rendered by Institutions and Individuals in the field of prevention of alcoholism and substanace (Drug) abuse;
- (6) if so, the details thereof;
- the total number of application has been received from the various Institutions and Individuals for consideration of this award, name-wise and State-wise;
- the criteria adopted to give this award to Institutions and Individuals;
- (e whether steps will be taken to prohibit sale of alcoholism in the country; and
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) (b): Government gives National Awards every alternate year on the of International Day against Drug Abuse and  Illicit Trafficking   for outstanding services rendered by Institutions and Individuals in the field of prevention of alcoholism and substance (Drug) abuse. Last award ceremony was held on 26.06.2018 in Vigyan Bhavan; New Delhi.  Subsequent award   ceremony could not be held in the years 2020 or 2021 due to COVID-19. day
- 2 National   awards are conferred for  outstanding  services in the field of prevention of alcoholism and substance (Drug) abuse for the following categories:

## I Institutional Category

- a. Best Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for Addicts (IRCA) for providing rehabilitation services to alcoholics and users. drug
- C. Best   Educational Institution   doing   outstanding work in awareness generation   and prevention of alcoholism and substance (drug) abuse.
3. b Best   Panchayati   Raj or Municipal  Body  working   for prevention of alcoholism and substance (drug) abuse.
- d. contribution in Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drug) Abuse.
5. e\_ Best Research or Innovation:
- f. Best Awareness Campaign.

## II Individual Category

- a Outstanding achievement by an individual

(c): The applications were called in for the year 2020, but the awards were not given due to out break of COVID-19The category-wise details of applications received in 2020 are as under:

|    | Category                                                                                                                                                   | No. of proposals received   |
|----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1  | Best Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for Addicts (IRCA) for providing rehabilitation services to alcoholics and drug users                                |                             |
| 2  | Best Panchayati Raj or Municipal Body working for prevention of alcoholism and substance (drug) abuse.                                                     |                             |
| 3_ | Best   Educational Institution   doing   outstanding work in awareness generation and prevention of alcoholism and substance (drug) abuse:                 | 2                           |
| 4  | Best Non-Profit Institution; other than Serial Number (1), (2), (3), with outstanding contribution in Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drug)_Abuse: | 12                          |
| 5_ | Best Research or Innovation:                                                                                                                               |                             |
| 6_ | Best Awareness Campaign:                                                                                                                                   |                             |
| 7_ | Outstanding achievement by an individual:                                                                                                                  |                             |
|    | Total                                                                                                                                                      | 74                          |

The name-wise and State-wise details of 'applications are placed at Annexure -I.

(d): The eligibility criteria adopted to give this award to institutions and individuals is as under:

1. The national award are open to all Indian Institutions, Organizations and individuals without any distinction or discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, sex, caste or creed.
- iii. The self nomination for the award shall not be considered by the screening committee and the selection committee.
- ii. To be eligible for the National   Awards, it would be  necessary that the nominee is recommended by someone authorized to recommend the nominations
- iv. No individual or organization has been awarded should be considered for the National Award under the scheme for the next three awards:
5. (e) and (f): The prohibition of sale of alcohol comes under the purview of State Governments.

## List of Applications received, State-wise

| SNo.   | Name                                                          | State             | Category   |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|------------|
| 1      | CARE Me Home Welfare Society                                  | Arunachal Pradesh | 4          |
| 2      | Mother's Vision                                               | Arunachal Pradesh | 4          |
| 3      | Shri Ghaneshwar Prasad                                        | Bihar             |            |
| 4_     | Shri Santosh Kumar                                            | Bihar             |            |
| 5.     | Shri Ganga Tanti                                              | Bihar             |            |
| 6      | SPYM and Chandigarh Police                                    | Chandigarh        | 6          |
| 7_     | Smt. Bani Mukharjee                                           | Chattisgarh       |            |
| 8      | Sh. Rajesh Gupta                                              | Delhi             |            |
|        | Dr. Sunita Godara                                             | Delhi             |            |
| 10.    | Shri Raghunath Deshmukh Bapu                                  | Delhi             | 7          |
| 11.    | Health Fitness Trust                                          | Delhi             | 6          |
| 12.    | Savera Naya                                                   | Delhi             |            |
| 13_    | Prof: Dr. Vivek Benegal                                       | Delhi             |            |
| 14     | Dr. Bharat Bushan                                             | Delhi             | 7          |
| 15.    | Jeevan Vyasan Multi kendra, run by Gujarat Kelvani Trust Naya | Gujrat            | 1          |
| 16.    | Indian Red Cross Society, District Branch, Rohtak             | Haryana           |            |
| 17     | Sh. Sushil Kumar Trimurti                                     | Haryana           |            |
| 18.    | Shri Ramesh Kumar                                             | Haryana           |            |
| 19.    | Shri mahipal                                                  | haryana           |            |
| 20.    | Welfare Club City                                             | Haryana           |            |
| 21.    | Shri Gautam Anand, Jammu                                      | Jammu and Kashmir |            |
| 22     | Ms. Shashi Kala Thakur                                        | Jammu and Kashmir |            |
| 23.    | Shri Mohan Lal Gupta                                          | Jammu and Kashmir |            |
| 24.    | Shri Pramendra Kewal Pikkhan                                  | Jammu and Kashmir |            |
| 25.    | Sh. Uttam Singh (ALBELA)                                      | Jammu and Kashmir |            |
| 26.    | Aditya Bhagat                                                 | jharkhand         |            |
| 27.    | Salesian Trust                                                | Karnataka         | 1          |
| 28     | Dr. A Gregory Ashok                                           | Karnataka         | 7          |
| 29     | Annapurna Association                                         | Karnataka         | 4          |
| 30.    | Sri Shakthi Association                                       | Karnataka         | 4          |
| 31.    | The Dale View                                                 | Kerala            | 1          |
| 32_    | Galaxy                                                        | Kerala            |            |
| 33.    | Dale View (South Zone)                                        | Kerala            |            |
| 34.    | Kerala Excise Department                                      | kerala            |            |
| 35.    | Shri Prakash Manawat                                          | Madhya Pradesh    |            |
| 36.    | Shri Rajat Nagda                                              | Madhya Pradesh    |            |
| 37.    | Shri Krishna Gopal Kahyap                                     | Madhya Pradesh    |            |
| 38.    | Shri Nirlesh Rameshchandra Tiwari                             | Madhya Pradesh    | 7          |

## Annexure-I

| 39   | Ajay Yadav                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh   | 7   |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|-----|
| 40   | Shri Dhanendra Singh                                                            | Madhya Pradesh   | 7   |
| 41.  | Indore Sahitya Sansthan Sagar                                                   | Madhya Pradesh   | 6   |
| 42.  | New Shiksha Prasarak avam Samaj Kalyan Samiti                                   | Madhya Pradesh   | 4   |
| 43_  | Shri Shivmangal Hiraman Chauhan                                                 | Maharashtra      |     |
|      | Shri Sadashib Tatoba Sangawakar                                                 | Maharashtra      |     |
| 45.  |                                                                                 | Maharashtra      |     |
| 46.  | Shiv mangal Hariman Chuhan                                                      | Maharashtra      |     |
| 47.  | Dr. Ajay Rajaram Dudhane                                                        | Maharashtra      |     |
| 48.  | Shri Gurunath ramchandra Pendhakar                                              | Maharashtra      |     |
| 49   | Shri Vilas Ranuji Chandane                                                      | Maharashtra      | 7   |
| 50_  | Gaikwad Kailash Ramachandra                                                     | Maharashtra      | 6   |
| 51.  | Al Emran Pratishthan                                                            | Maharashtra      | 6   |
| 52.  | Centre for mental hygeine                                                       | Manipur          | 7   |
| 53.  | SHINNING FOUNDATION                                                             | Manipur          | 3   |
| 54   | Apunba Mahei Shanglen                                                           | Manipur          | 4   |
| 55.  | Arun Instittute of Rural Affairs                                                | Odisha           |     |
| 56.  | Smt Laxmi Mahapatra Balangir                                                    | Odisha           |     |
| 57.  | Devi Shankar Brahma                                                             | Odisha           |     |
| 58   | Prajapita Brahma Kumaris                                                        | Odisha           |     |
| 59.  | Gurunanak Charitable Trust                                                      | Punjab           |     |
| 60.  | Dr. mahesh Kumar; Abohar                                                        | Punjab           |     |
| 61.  | Shri Ankush & Ms. Priyanka                                                      | Punjab           |     |
| 62   | Dr: Aman Sood                                                                   | Punjab           |     |
| 63   | Shri Vanit Kumar                                                                | Punjab           | 7   |
| 64   | Red Cross rug De-addication and Rehabilitaion Centre Gurdaspur (Punjab)] Punjab |                  | 4   |
| 65.  | Youth Affairs Organisation                                                      | Punjab           | 4   |
| 66.  | New Hope Association                                                            | Telangana        |     |
| 67   | Shri Deverapalli Venkata Krishna Reddyl Telangana                               |                  | 1   |
| 68.  | Shri Konda Ravi                                                                 | Telangana        | 7   |
| 69   | Dove                                                                            | Telangana        | 4   |
| 70   | Noida & Greater Noida Education Society, Panchsheel balak Inter College         | Uttar Pradesh    | 3   |
| 71.  | Social Welfare Organisation                                                     | Uttar Pradesh    | 4   |
| 72.  | Shri Mohan Sharma, Dehradun                                                     | Uttrakhand       |     |
| 73 . | Shri Sushil Chandra Bahugun                                                     | Uttrakhand       |     |
| 74.  | Pushpa Kumar Pradhan                                                            | West Bengal      | 7   |