Lok Sabha Question No. 1434 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-29
Subject: Strengthening Narcotics Control Bureau
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Dilip Saikia

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1434

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  JULY, 2025/ SRAVANA 7, 1947 (SAKA)

STRENGTHENING NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU

†1434. SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of scheme formulated by the Government for strengthening the Narcotics Control Bureau to deal with the growing threat of drugs;

(b) whether the Government has taken any digital initiative to check drug trafficking; and

(c) if so, the details of the drugs seized during the last five years?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The strengthening of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is an ongoing process  and  it  has  been  strengthened  by  enhancing  its  presence throughout the   country as under: -

- (i) Regional offices have been increased from 03 to 07 by addition of 04 Regional   offices at Amritsar, Guwahati, Chennai and Ahmedabad.
- (ii) Zonal offices have been increased from 13 to 30, across the Country by  addition  of 05  new Zonal offices at  Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh),

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Siliguri (West Bengal),  Agartala  (Tripura),  Itanagar  (Arunachal Pradesh) and Raipur   (Chhattisgarh) and by upgradation of 12 existing Sub-zones as Zones.

- (iii) In addition, 10 Field offices have been approved and operationalized.
- (iv) In recent years, 536 new posts have been created in the sanctioned strength of NCB.
- (b): Government  has  taken various information technology driven initiatives in the field   of  Drug  Law  Enforcement.  Some  of  the  initiatives are as under: -
- (i) Narco Coordination (NCORD) Portal accessible at https://narcoordindia.in/  is  a  gateway  for  all  drugs  and  Narcotics Control  Bureau  (NCB)  related  information  for  all  four  tiers  of stakeholders starting from district level to state  level  and  Central Ministries including all Drug Law Enforcement Agencies (DLEAs).
- (ii) To assist  all  DLEAs/other  investigation  agencies  for  investigation and proactive policing, National Integrated Database on Arrested Narco-Offenders (NIDAAN)  portal  is  developed. It provides data of

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narcotics offenders involved in narcotics offences under Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.

- (iii)   Crime  &  Criminal  Tracking  Network  System  (CCTNS)  is  aimed  to inter-link all police stations under common application software for the purpose of investigation, data analytics, research, policy making and  providing  Citizen  Services  such  as  reporting  &  tracking  of complaints, request for antecedent verifications, etc.
- (iv)  The National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) has been introduced by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, to provide actionable intelligence and solutions to assist Intelligence and Law Enforcement Agencies to meet their responsibilities towards ensuring national security with a focus on counter terrorism.
- (v) The Government has launched 1933- MANAS Helpline designed as a unified  platform  for  citizens  to  report  the  drug-related  issues  via multiple communication.

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(c): As  per  latest  data  published  by  National  Crime  Record  Bureau (NCRB)  pertaining  to  the  year  2022;  details  of  drugs  seized  under  the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act during 2018 to 2022 is as under:

| Year   | Quantity    | Quantity   | Quantity     |
|--------|-------------|------------|--------------|
|        | Kgs         | Nos        | Ltrs.        |
| 2018   | 3919447.682 | 12169122   | 7284781.909  |
| 2019   | 1111646.073 | 20849422   | 11735699.605 |
| 2020   | 1316767.239 | 59255051   | 1104231.997  |
| 2021   | 1137145.702 | 48412687   | 895626.337   |
| 2022   | 2080575.536 | 17490971   | 4640749.099  |

Source: Crime in India, NCRB