Lok Sabha Question No. 1261 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-11
Subject: De-addiction Centres
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1261 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2025

## DE-ADDICTION CENTRES

## †1261. SHRI BHAUSAHEB RAJARAM WAKCHAURE:

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

- (a) the details of de-addiction centres for people suffering from alcohol and drug addictionin the country, State-wise;
- (b) the number of persons suffering from the said addictions admitted in these centres during each of the last five years; and
- (c) whether any other financial aid or other assistance is given to the families of the persons suffering from the said addictions, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The State-wise details of de-addiction centres, supported by Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, for people suffering from alcohol and drug addiction is at Annexure-I.
- (b): The State-wise number of persons who have benefitted from these centres during last five years, is at Annexure-II.
- (c): Counseling services are being provided to the families of the persons suffering from the alcohol and drug addiction at Integrated Rehabilitation Centres for Addicts (IRCAs) and Districts De-Addiction Centres (DDACs) during the period of treatment. During home visits after discharge of the addicts, family & children counseling is also provided.

The Department has developed Navchetna Modules (A New Consciousness on Life Skills and Drug Education for School Children) teacher training modules. The Navchetna module aims to increase awareness against drugs and promotes education on life skills among students in schools and drug education information session for parents and family.

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## Annexure referred to part (b) in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1261 to be answered on 11.02.2025

The State-wise number of persons who have benefited from these centres during each of the last five years is as under:

| S.No.   | Name of the State/ UT      | 2019-20   | 2020-21    | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   |
|---------|----------------------------|-----------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh             | 2063      | 6878       | 19122     |           | 49482     |
| 2       | A&N islands                |           |            |           |           | 0         |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh          |           |            |           |           |           |
| 4       | Assam                      | 13328     |            |           |           |           |
| 5       | Bihar                      | 1444      |            |           |           |           |
| 6       | Chandigarh                 |           |            |           |           |           |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh               | 721       |            |           |           |           |
| 8       | Daman & Diu and D&N Haveli | 0         |            |           |           |           |
| 9       | Delhi                      | 2238      |            |           |           |           |
| 10      | Goa                        | 0         |            |           |           |           |
|         | Gujarat                    | 1608      |            |           |           |           |
| 12      | Haryana                    | 3251      |            |           |           | 0/90      |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh           | 657       |            |           |           | 3341      |
| 14      | Jammu & Kashmir            | 247       |            |           |           | 35639     |
| 15      | Jharkhand                  | 164       |            |           |           | 807       |
| 16      | Karnataka                  | 7602      |            |           |           | 7501      |
| 17      | Kerala                     | 4134      | 4LJY| |           | 10385     | 12747     |
| 18      | Ladakh                     |           | 0          |           |           |           |
| 19      | Lakshadweep                |           |            |           |           |           |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh             | 3498      | 43993      |           | 55519     | 78159     |
| 21      | Maharashtra                | 14195     | 9273       |           | 9453      | 11973     |
| 22      | Manipur                    | 5075      | 7974       |           | 10313     | 18920     |
| 23      | Meghalaya                  | 241       | 297        |           | 578       | 1223      |
| 24      | Mizoram                    | 1983      | 1862       |           | 3135      | 9148      |
| 25      | Nagaland                   | 1231      | 1313       |           | 1293      | 2642      |
| 26      | Orissa                     | 7114      | 24497      | 28223     | 32241     | 39965     |
| 27      | Puducherry                 | 362       | 365        | 499       | 463       | 4628      |
| 28      | Punjab                     | 2048      | 10534      | 10159     | 11239     | 11486     |
| 29      | Rajasthan                  | 4278      | 10117      | 24001     | 28982     | 52917     |
| 30      | Sikkim                     | 231       | 194        | 178       | 389       | 340       |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                 | 4936      | 3320       | 3938      | 3668      | 15938     |
|         | Telangana                  | 1952      | 5924       | 6020      | 6174      | 6995      |
|         | Tripura                    |           | 614        | 762       | 416       | 2115      |
|         | Uttar Pradesh              | 5888      | 14295      | 15731     | 33907     | 74945     |
|         | Uttarakhand                | 1457      | 1256       | 4974      | 5951      | 6138      |
|         | [West Bengal               | 1418      | 7118       | 8099      | 9037      | 18465     |
|         | TOTAL                      | 93364     | 208415     | 290099    | 358134    | 606167    |

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