Lok Sabha Question No. 2878 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-18
Subject: Measures to prevent Drug abuse and combat Illegal Drug Trade
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Tejasvi Surya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2878

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  MARCH, 2025/ PHALGUNA 27, 1946 (SAKA)

MEASURES TO PREVENT DRUG ABUSE AND COMBAT ILLEGAL DRUG TRADE

2878. SHRI TEJASVI SURYA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to prevent drug abuse;

(b) the details of illegal narcotic substances seized from drug traffickers and users during the last five years; and

(c) the details of efforts made by the Government to tackle the illegal drug trade in border areas?

## ANSWER

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

- a) To address the problem of Drug Abuse, Government has formulated and  implemented  the  National  Action  Plan  for  Drug  Demand Reduction  (NAPDDR)  under  which  the  Government  is  taking  a sustained  and  coordinated  action  for  arresting  the  problem  of substance abuse. This includes:

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- (i) Launched Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) in all districts of the country through more than 10000 master volunteers. It has reached out to more-than 14.79 crore people including 4.96 crore youth and 2.97 crore women.
- (ii) 350  Integrated  Rehabilitation  Centers  for  Addicts  (IRCAs)  are supported by the Government to provide treatment for the drug victims, preventive education, awareness generation, motivational counseling, detoxification/de-addiction, after care and re-integration into the social mainstream.
- (iii) 46  Community  based  Peer  led  Intervention  (CPLI)  Centers supported by the Government focuses on vulnerable and at risk children and adolescents.
- (iv) 74  Outreach  and  Drop  In  Centers  (ODICs)  supported  by  the Government  provide  safe  and  secure  space  for  treatment, rehabilitation, screening, assessment, counseling, referral, linkage for treatment and rehabilitation services for substance users.
- (v) 142 Addiction Treatment Facilities (ATFs) has been established in  Government hospitals  through  All  India  Institute  of  Medical science (AIIMS), New Delhi.

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- (vi) 124  District  De-addiction  Centres  (DDACs)  which  provides  all three facilities provided by IRCA, ODIC and CPLI under one roof have been set up so far.
- (vii) A  Toll-free  Helpline  for  de-addiction,  14446  is  operated  for providing  primary  counseling  and  immediate  assistance  to persons seeking help.
- (viii) Government through its autonomous body National Institute of Social  Defense  (NISD)  and  other  collaborating  agencies  like State Counsel of Educational Research and Training (SCERTs), Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, etc. provides for regular awareness generation and sensitization sessions for all stakeholders including students, teachers, parents.
- (ix) Navchetna  Modules,  teachers  training  modules  have  been developed by Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJE) for sensitizing students (6 th -11 th  standard), teachers and parents on drug dependence, related coping strategies and life skills.
- b) As per latest data published by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) pertaining to the year 2022; Drug-wise seizures under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act during 2018 to 2022 is at Annexure-I.

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- c) The Government made various efforts to tackle the illegal drug trade in border areas, some of which are as under: -
2. (i) A  4-tier  Narco-Coordination  Centre  (NCORD)  mechanism  for ensuring better coordination between Central & State Drug Law Enforcement  Agencies  and  other  stakeholders  in  the  field  of controlling  drug  trafficking  and  drug  abuse  in  India  has  been established. An all-in-one NCORD portal has been developed for information related to drug law enforcement.
3. (ii) A  dedicated  Anti-Narcotics  Task  Force  (ANTF)  headed  by Additional  Director  General/  Inspector  General  level  Police Officer  has  been established  in  each  State/  Union  Territory  to function as the NCORD Secretariat for the State/ Union Territory and  follow-up  on  compliance  of  decisions  taken  in  NCORD meetings at different levels.
4. (iii) To monitor the investigation of important and significant seizures,  a  Joint  Coordination  Committee  (JCC)  under  the Chairmanship  of  Director  General,  Narcotics  Control  Bureau (NCB) has been set up.

- (iv) National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been empowered under NDPS  Act,  1985  in  the  year  2020  for  investigation  of  narcoterrorism cases.
- (v) Border Guarding Forces (Border Security Force, Assam Rifles and Sashastra Seema Bal) have been empowered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 to carry out  search,  seizure  and  arrest  for  illicit  trafficking  of  narcotic drugs at international border. Further, Railway Protection Force (RPF) has also been empowered under NDPS Act to check drug trafficking along the railway routes.
- (vi) Narcotics Control Bureau coordinates with other agencies like, Navy, Coast Guard, Border Security Force, State ANTF, etc. to conduct joint operations to control the drug trafficking.
- (vii) A  high  level  dedicated  group  has  been  created  in  National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) in November 2022 to analyze the  drug  trafficking  through  maritime  routes,  challenges  and solutions (Maritime Security Group -NSCS).
- (viii) Director General Level Talks are organized with neighboring and other countries such as Myanmar, Iran, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Singapore, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, etc. to resolve various issues on drug trafficking having international implications.

- (ix) As a part of international co-operation, India has signed Bilateral Agreements with 27 countries, Memorandum of Understanding with 16 countries and Agreements on Security Cooperation with 02 countries for combating illicit trafficking of  Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) and Chemical Precursors as well as related offences.
- (x) India is closely associated with International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) and all its programs viz. PEN (Pre-Export Notification), PICS (Precursors Incident Communication System), and  IONICS  (International  Operations  on  New  Psychoactive Substances Incident Communication System).
- (xi) Narcotics Control  Bureau  (NCB) co-ordinates with various international organizations such as South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation- Drug Offences Monitoring Desk (SAARCSDOMD), Brazil, Russia,  India, China, and South Africa  (BRICS), Colombo Plan, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), ASEAN Senior Officials on Drug Matters (ASOD), Bay of Bengal Initiative For Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic CoOperation (BIMSTEC), Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), United   Nations  Office   on   Drugs  and  Crime (UNODC),

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International  Narcotics  Control  Board  (INCB),  etc.  for  sharing information  and  intelligence  to  combat  trans-national  drug trafficking.

- (xii) NCB  India  takes  part  in  real-time  information  sharing  with various Drug Liaison Officers of other countries such as the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) of the United States of America, the National Crime Agency of the United Kingdom, Royal Canadian Mounted  Police  (RCMP)  of  Canada,  Australian  Federal  Police (AFP) of Australia, Office Anti-Stupefiants (OFAST) of France, etc for operational and intelligence information.

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## Annexure-I

## Drug-wise Seizures under the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act during 2018 to 2020

| SL   | Drug Heads                        | 2018        | 2018     | 2018        | 2019        | 2019     | 2019         | 2020        | 2020     | 2020        |
|------|-----------------------------------|-------------|----------|-------------|-------------|----------|--------------|-------------|----------|-------------|
| SL   | Drug Heads                        | KGs         | Nos      | Ltrs        | KGs         | Nos      | Ltrs         | KGs         | Nos      | Ltrs        |
| 1    | Opium Based Drugs                 | 201842.569  | -        | -           | 244309.825  | -        | -            | 246223.868  | -        | -           |
| 1.1  | Opium                             | 8414.594    | -        | -           | 33167.525   | -        | -            | 7754.299    | -        | -           |
| 1.2  | Morphine (In Kg)                  | 251.600     | -        | -           | 371.986     | -        | -            | 438.810     | -        | -           |
| 1.3  | Heroin(In Kg)                     | 4691.690    | -        | -           | 4550.805    | -        | -            | 2626.407    | -        | -           |
| 1.4  | Poppy Husk                        | 188484.685  | -        | -           | 206219.509  | -        | -            | 235404.352  | -        | -           |
| 2    | Canabis Based Drugs               | 1228089.216 | -        | -           | 443978.908  | -        | -            | 853554.414  | -        | -           |
| 2.1  | Ganja(In Kg)                      | 1224029.356 | -        | -           | 394724.125  | -        | -            | 849439.335  | -        | -           |
| 2.2  | Hashish                           | 26.303      | -        | -           | 38.790      | -        | -            | 269.959     | -        | -           |
| 2.3  | Charas                            | 4033.557    | -        | -           | 49215.993   | -        | -            | 3845.120    | -        | -           |
| 3    | Cocaine(In Kg)                    | 447.974     | -        | -           | 54.982      | -        | -            | 493.009     | -        | -           |
| 4    | Psychotropic Substances           | 37686.285   | -        | -           | 45552.840   | -        | -            | 5357.801    | -        | -           |
| 4.1  | Methaqualone(In Kg)               | 396.393     | -        | -           | 43017.914   | -        | -            | 276.222     | -        | -           |
| 4.2  | Ephedrine/Psuedo Ephedrine        | 2423.109    | -        | -           | 396.853     | -        | -            | 20.844      | -        | -           |
| 4.3  | L.S.D.(in KG)                     | 24199.642   | -        | -           | 1113.279    | -        | -            | 2543.390    | -        | -           |
| 4.4  | Amphetamine/Methamphetamine       | 10583.507   | -        | -           | 945.900     | -        | -            | 2470.898    | -        | -           |
| 4.5  | Ketamine                          | 63.394      | -        | -           | 31.396      | -        | -            | 46.447      | -        | -           |
| 4.6  | ATS                               | 20.240      | -        | -           | 47.498      | -        | -            | -           | -        | -           |
| 5    | Medicinal Preparations            | 31231.579   | 11747942 | 110623.846  | 253274.563  | 20779435 | 944440.569   | 82111.512   | 56069140 | 139495.917  |
| 5.1  | Phensidyl/Cough Syrup             | 0.000       | -        | 109119.858  | -           | -        | 942332.657   | -           | -        | 120993.267  |
| 5.2  | Injection Vials                   | 0.000       | 136440   | -           | -           | 198636   | -            | -           | 192120   | -           |
| 5.3  | Pills/Capsules                    | 0.000       | 10977800 | -           | -           | 19611670 | -            | -           | 55252369 | -           |
| 5.4  | Other Medicinal Preparations      | 31231.579   | 633702   | 1503.988    | 253274.563  | 969129   | 2107.912     | 82111.512   | 624651   | 18502.650   |
| 6    | Drug Precursor - Acetic Anhydride | 6.199       | 0        | 0           | 61.918      | 0        | 0            | 17.612      | 0        | 0           |
| 7    | Other Drugs                       | 2420143.860 | 421180   | 7174158.063 | 124413.037  | 69987    | 10791259.036 | 129009.023  | 3185911  | 964736.080  |
|      | Total                             | 3919447.682 | 12169122 | 7284781.909 | 1111646.073 | 20849422 | 11735699.605 | 1316767.239 | 59255051 | 1104231.997 |

Source: Crime in India, NCRB

$ Revised data for 2018 has been furnished by Sikkim & Manipur. Therefore, comparatively, there may be difference in old published data of Seizures of Drugs under NDPS Act for these States for the year 2018

$ Revised data for 2019 has been furnished by Manipur. Therefore, comparatively, there may be difference in old published data of Seizures of Drugs under NDPS Act for the State for the year 2019

$ Revised data for 2020 has been furnished by Sikkim & Manipur. Therefore, comparatively, there may be difference in old published data of Seizures of Drugs under NDPS Act for these States for the year 2020

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## Annexure-I (Continued)

## Drug-wise Seizures under the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act during 2021 to 2022

| SL   | Drug Heads                        | 2021        | 2021     | 2021       | 2022        | 2022     | 2022        |
|------|-----------------------------------|-------------|----------|------------|-------------|----------|-------------|
| SL   | Drug Heads                        | KGs         | Nos      | Ltrs       | KGs         | Nos      | Ltrs        |
| 1    | Opium Based Drugs                 | 268671.105  | -        | -          | 337169.905  | -        | -           |
| 1.1  | Opium                             | 17438.316   | -        | -          | 12460.342   | -        | -           |
| 1.2  | Morphine (In Kg)                  | 46.673      | -        | -          | 1209.109    | -        | -           |
| 1.3  | Heroin(In Kg)                     | 3578.479    | -        | -          | 4798.586    | -        | -           |
| 1.4  | Poppy Husk                        | 247607.637  | -        | -          | 318701.868  | -        | -           |
| 2    | Canabis Based Drugs               | 796080.805  | -        | -          | 1716700.049 | -        | -           |
| 2.1  | Ganja(In Kg)                      | 777082.037  | -        | -          | 1711916.761 | -        | -           |
| 2.2  | Hashish                           | 108.881     | -        | -          | 487.291     | -        | -           |
| 2.3  | Charas                            | 18889.887   | -        | -          | 4295.997    | -        | -           |
| 3    | Cocaine(In Kg)                    | 2220.490    | -        | -          | 71.829      | -        | -           |
| 4    | Psychotropic Substances           | 1457.439    | -        | -          | 3042.983    | -        | -           |
| 4.1  | Methaqualone(In Kg)               | 9.166       | -        | -          | 427.622     | -        | -           |
| 4.2  | Ephedrine/Psuedo Ephedrine        | 0.240       | -        | -          | 176.385     | -        | -           |
| 4.3  | L.S.D.(in KG)                     | 1.970       | -        | -          | 6.006       | -        | -           |
| 4.4  | Amphetamine/Methamphetamine       | 1437.408    | -        | -          | 2420.824    | -        | -           |
| 4.5  | Ketamine                          | 0.005       | -        | -          | 1.679       | -        | -           |
| 4.6  | ATS                               | 8.650       | -        | -          | 10.467      | -        | -           |
| 5    | Medicinal Preparations            | 51299.887   | 44578576 | 682129.967 | 16249.711   | 17189558 | 4561206.774 |
| 5.1  | Phensidyl/Cough Syrup             | -           | -        | 629251.301 | -           | -        | 4560604.061 |
| 5.2  | Injection Vials                   | -           | 179630   | -          | -           | 203791   | -           |
| 5.3  | Pills/Capsules                    | -           | 43415653 | -          | -           | 16529786 | -           |
| 5.4  | Other Medicinal Preparations      | 51299.887   | 983293   | 52878.666  | 16249.711   | 455981   | 602.713     |
| 6    | Drug Precursor - Acetic Anhydride | 0           | 0        | 0          | 0           | 0        | 0           |
| 7    | Other Drugs                       | 17415.976   | 3834111  | 213496.370 | 7341.059    | 301413   | 79542.325   |
|      | Total                             | 1137145.702 | 48412687 | 895626.337 | 2080575.536 | 17490971 | 4640749.099 |

Source: Crime in India, NCRB

$ Revised data for 2021 has been furnished by Manipur. Therefore, comparatively, there may be difference in old published data of Seizures of Drugs under NDPS Act for the State for the year 2021