Lok Sabha Question No. 1231 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-11
Subject: Rehabilitation Centres
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri Bhojraj Nag

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1231 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2025

## REHABILITATION CENTRES

## $1231. SHRI BHOJRAJ NAG:

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

- (a) the details and the number of districts where rehabilitation centres for drug de-addiction were set up in Chhattisgarh along with the number of young beneficiaries benefitted therefrom;
- (b) the details of the programmes for rehabilitation of drug addicted school children and minors and creating awareness in regard to drug addiction; and
- (c) whether the Government involves private institutions, NGOs, etc. in its schemes under Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan and provides any kind of incentives to them and if so, the details in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI B.L.VERMA)

- (a): Department of Social Justice and Empowerment is supporting Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) for running two Integrated Rehabilitation Centres for Addicts (in Durg and Raipur districts), one Community based Peer Led Intervention (in Raipur district) Centres, three Outreach and Drop In Centres (in Bilaspur, Durg and Raipur districts). Through these Centres at Chhattisgarh during last three years 50,584 persons have benefitted, including youth.
- (b): The Department of Social Justice & Empowerment is the nodal Department for drug demand reduction in the country. To tackle the issue of substance use, this Department is implementing National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme under which following actions have been undertaken for rehabilitation and awareness of school children and minors:
- i. Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) was launched in 272 districts of the country on 15* August 2020. Since August 2023, NMBA has been expanded to all the districts of the country. NMBA reaches out to the masses and spread awareness about substance use with focus on higher educational Institutions, university campuses and schools, reaching out and identifying dependent population, focus on counselling and treatment facilities in hospitals and rehabilitation centres and capacity building programmes for service providers. So far, ŃMBA has reached out to more than 14.07 crore people including 4.90 crore youth and 2.93 crore women, with participation of more than 4.12 lakh educational institutions.
- ii. The Department has developed Navchetna Modules (A New Consciousness on Life Skills and Drug Education for School Children) - teacher training modules. The Navchetna modules aims to increase awareness against drugs and promote life skills among students in schools.
- ili. 46 Community based Peer Led Intervention (CPLI) centres are supported by the Department. These CPLIs focus on vulnerable and at risk children and adolescents to create awareness against drugs and promote life skills among students in schools.
- iv. A Toll-free Helpline for de-addiction, 14446 is being maintained for providing primary counselling and immediate referral services to the persons seeking help through this helpline.
- (c): NMBA is implemented through the States/Districts and State Level and District Level Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan Committees.

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