Lok Sabha Question No. 4503 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Rampant Illicit use of Prescription Drugs
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shashi Tharoor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4503

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH  MARCH, 2023/ CHAITRA 7, 1945 (SAKA)

RAMPANT ILLICIT USE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

4503.      DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  about  the  rampant  illicit  use  of prescription  drugs such as Tramadol and Buprenorphene for recreational purposes  in  the  country  having  the  largest  prevalence  of  illicit  opioid consumption in the world;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government would provide details of the number of cases which  have  been  reported  for illicit  commercial  manufacturing  and marketing and personal consumption of opioids during the last four years; and

(d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Buprenorphine has been scheduled as a psychotropic substances under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substance (NDPS) Act,  1985  vide  GSR  837(E)  dated  14.11.1985  and  Tramadol  has  been scheduled as a psychotropic substances under the NDPS Act, 1985  vide S.O. 1761 (E) dated 26.04.2018.

(c) & (d): The details of the number of cases which have been reported for illicit commercial manufacturing and marketing and personal consumption  of  opioids  is  not  maintained  separately.  However,  as  per latest data published by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) pertaining to the year 2021, the details of cases booked under NDPS Act for the year 2018-2021 is at Annexure-I.

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## L.S.US.Q.NO. 4503 FOR 28.03.2023 ANNEXURE-I

## Details of cases booked under NDPS Act during the year 2018-2021

## Cases Registered (CR)

| S.No.   | States                     | 2018                                 | 2018                                | 2019                                 | 2019                                | 2020                                 | 2020                                | 2021                                 | 2021                                |
|---------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | States                     | Possession of drugs for personal use | Possession of drugs for trafficking | Possession of drugs for personal use | Possession of drugs for trafficking | Possession of drugs for personal use | Possession of drugs for trafficking | Possession of drugs for personal use | Possession of drugs for trafficking |
| S.No.   | States                     | CR                                   | CR                                  | CR                                   | CR                                  | CR                                   | CR                                  | CR                                   | CR                                  |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh             | 169                                  | 365                                 | 286                                  | 431                                 | 264                                  | 602                                 | 550                                  | 1085                                |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh          | 72                                   | 50                                  | 78                                   | 46                                  | 96                                   | 36                                  | 219                                  | 45                                  |
| 3       | Assam                      | 231                                  | 247                                 | 469                                  | 372                                 | 482                                  | 501                                 | 1265                                 | 1026                                |
| 4       | Bihar                      | 477                                  | 138                                 | 574                                  | 123                                 | 881                                  | 83                                  | 1214                                 | 255                                 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh               | 56                                   | 656                                 | 26                                   | 681                                 | 60                                   | 815                                 | 31                                   | 1092                                |
| 6       | Goa                        | 132                                  | 90                                  | 148                                  | 70                                  | 77                                   | 70                                  | 57                                   | 64                                  |
| 7       | Gujarat                    | 60                                   | 90                                  | 112                                  | 177                                 | 117                                  | 191                                 | 200                                  | 261                                 |
| 8       | Haryana                    | 1487                                 | 1100                                | 1539                                 | 1138                                | 1783                                 | 1277                                | 1598                                 | 1143                                |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh           | 411                                  | 931                                 | 378                                  | 1061                                | 390                                  | 1148                                | 448                                  | 1089                                |
| 10      | Jharkhand                  | 163                                  | 74                                  | 161                                  | 81                                  | 243                                  | 172                                 | 329                                  | 280                                 |
| 11      | Karnataka                  | 517                                  | 513                                 | 1043                                 | 609                                 | 3098                                 | 956                                 | 4588                                 | 1199                                |
| 12      | Kerala                     | 8095                                 | 629                                 | 8591                                 | 654                                 | 4582                                 | 386                                 | 5098                                 | 597                                 |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh             | 793                                  | 1081                                | 1847                                 | 1585                                | 1511                                 | 1644                                | 2109                                 | 1959                                |
| 14      | Maharashtra                | 11708                                | 487                                 | 13199                                | 959                                 | 4067                                 | 647                                 | 8583                                 | 1504                                |
| 15      | Manipur                    | 135                                  | 246                                 | 138                                  | 200                                 | 101                                  | 203                                 | 125                                  | 229                                 |
| 16      | Meghalaya                  | 47                                   | 34                                  | 62                                   | 55                                  | 23                                   | 53                                  | 33                                   | 36                                  |
| 17      | Mizoram                    | 28                                   | 136                                 | 128                                  | 32                                  | 47                                   | 50                                  | 57                                   | 65                                  |
| 18      | Nagaland                   | 29                                   | 37                                  | 82                                   | 60                                  | 63                                   | 52                                  | 74                                   | 80                                  |
| 19      | Odisha                     | 146                                  | 427                                 | 242                                  | 738                                 | 148                                  | 1031                                | 183                                  | 1459                                |
| 20      | Punjab                     | 5925                                 | 5729                                | 5609                                 | 5927                                | 2870                                 | 4039                                | 4206                                 | 5766                                |
| 21      | Rajasthan                  | 659                                  | 1203                                | 1005                                 | 1587                                | 1008                                 | 1735                                | 1018                                 | 1971                                |
| 22      | Sikkim                     | 3                                    | 4                                   | 17                                   | 3                                   | 8                                    | 11                                  | 26                                   | 26                                  |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu                 | 1578                                 | 2139                                | 2114                                 | 2215                                | 4151                                 | 1252                                | 4943                                 | 1909                                |
| 24      | Telangana                  | 171                                  | 140                                 | 206                                  | 258                                 | 264                                  | 245                                 | 722                                  | 624                                 |
| 25      | Tripura                    | 12                                   | 419                                 | 45                                   | 271                                 | 34                                   | 273                                 | 26                                   | 331                                 |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh              | 4032                                 | 4789                                | 5196                                 | 5002                                | 4963                                 | 5889                                | 5613                                 | 4819                                |
| 27      | Uttarakhand                | 715                                  | 349                                 | 1138                                 | 258                                 | 675                                  | 607                                 | 1482                                 | 280                                 |
| 28      | West Bengal                | 253                                  | 1226                                | 366                                  | 1055                                | 409                                  | 1217                                | 514                                  | 1376                                |
|         | TOTAL STATE(S)             | 38104                                | 23329                               | 44799                                | 25648                               | 32415                                | 25185                               | 45311                                | 30570                               |
| 29      | A&N Islands                | 49                                   | 0                                   | 132                                  | 1                                   | 44                                   | 11                                  | 25                                   | 3                                   |
| 30      | Chandigarh                 | 0                                    | 178                                 | 0                                    | 226                                 | 0                                    | 134                                 | 0                                    | 89                                  |
| 31      | D&N Haveli and Daman& Diu+ | 3                                    | 0                                   | 0                                    | 0                                   | 4                                    | 1                                   | 6                                    | 0                                   |
| 32      | Delhi                      | 272                                  | 235                                 | 406                                  | 306                                 | 458                                  | 290                                 | 272                                  | 294                                 |
| 33      | Jammu& Kashmir*            | 258                                  | 680                                 | 255                                  | 918                                 | 289                                  | 933                                 | 357                                  | 1324                                |
| 34      | Ladakh                     | -                                    | -                                   | -                                    | -                                   | 2                                    | 0                                   | 2                                    | 3                                   |
| 35      | Lakshadweep                | 8                                    | 0                                   | 4                                    | 0                                   | 4                                    | 0                                   | 2                                    | 1                                   |
| 36      | Puducherry                 | 21                                   | 0                                   | 20                                   | 6                                   | 30                                   | 6                                   | 54                                   | 18                                  |
|         | TOTAL UT(S)                | 611                                  | 1093                                | 817                                  | 1457                                | 831                                  | 1375                                | 718                                  | 1732                                |
|         | TOTAL (ALL                 |                                      |                                     |                                      |                                     |                                      |                                     |                                      |                                     |
|         | INDIA)                     | 38715                                | 24422                               | 45616                                | 27105                               | 33246                                | 26560                               | 46029                                | 32302                               |

Source: Crime in India (NCRB) Note : '+' Combined data of erstwhile D&N Haveli UT and Daman & Diu UT during 2019 *' Data of erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir State including Ladakh during 2019

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