Lok Sabha Question No. 644 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-06
Subject: Implementation of NAPDDR
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Sougata Ray, Pratima Mondal

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.644 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2024

## IMPLEMENTATION OF NAPDDR

## 644. PROF. SOUGATA RAY: SHRIMA TI PRATIMA MONDAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any information about the use of various types of drugs and psychotropic substances among the citizens of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; State and age-wise;
- (c) the steps taken so far to shield the Indian population from influx of and narcotic substances; drug
- (d) the details of the National Action Plan for Demand Reduction (NAPDDR) and its implementation since the last three years State-wise; Drug
- (e) the details of percentage of people who are addictlusing and alcohol, State-wise; and drugs
- the details of both demand and supply side interventions to shield the people from such heinous habits?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI A. NARAYANASWAMY)

(a) to (e) As per the Comprehensive National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance Use in India conducted in 2018,the details of abuse are as under: drug

| Substance     | Children & Adolescents (10-17 years)   | Children & Adolescents (10-17 years)   | Adults (18-75 years)   | Adults (18-75 years)   |
|---------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|               | Prevalence in %                        | Estimated no. of users                 | Prevalence in %        | Estimated no. of users |
| Alcohol       | 1.30                                   | 30,00,000                              | 17.10                  | 15,10,00,000           |
| Cannabis      | 0.90                                   |                                        |                        | 2,90,00,000            |
| Opioids       | 1.80                                   |                                        | 2.10                   | 1,90,00,000            |
| Sedatives     | 0.58                                   | 20,00,000                              | 1,.21                  | 1,10,00,000            |
| Inhalants     | 1.17                                   |                                        | 0.58                   | 60,00,000              |
| Cocaine       | 0.06                                   | 2,00,000                               | 0.11                   | 10,00,000              |
| TS            | 0.18                                   | 4,00,000                               | 0.18                   | 20,00,0001             |
| Hallucinogens | 0.07                                   | 2,00,0001                              |                        | 20,00,000              |

The details of this survey may be seen at

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State/UT-wise and Substance-wise figure of users: drug

| SI No_   | Substance            | Alcohol               | Cannabis              | KOpioids               | (Sedatives                     | Inhalants   | Cocaine                 | IATS                  | Hallucinogens         |
|----------|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|          | State/UTs            | PREVALENCE OF UUSE %) | PREVALENCE OF USE (%) | [PREVALENCE OF USE (%) | PREVALENCE OF PREVALENCE USE % | JOF USE (%) | PPREVALENCE OF UUSE (%) | PREVALENCE OF USE (%) | PREVALENCE OF USE (%) |
|          | JAMMU & KASHMIR      |                       | 1.54                  | 5.05                   | 71                             | 11.01       | 00.01                   | ko.02                 |                       |
| 3        | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 10.4                  | 3.58                  | 5.78                   |                                |             | 10.04                   | J0.01                 | 0.00                  |
|          | PUNJAB               | 34                    | 14.23                 | 1.91                   |                                | 1o.87       | 10.69                   | 10.63                 |                       |
|          | CHANDIGARH           | 20.4                  | 0.80                  |                        | 1.61                           | 1o.14       | 10.05                   |                       |                       |
| 6        | UTTARAKHAND          | 23.2                  |                       | p2.66                  | p2.33                          |             | 10.02                   | 10.03                 | 10.09                 |
|          | HARYANA              | 25.2                  | 244                   | 8.91                   | 3.05                           | 2.20        | 10.10                   | 10.38                 | 0.14                  |
| 8_       | NCT OF DELHI         | 25                    | 19.30                 | 7.98                   | 3.19                           | 3.80        | 0.09                    | 0.61                  |                       |
| 9        | RAJASTHAN            |                       | 10.16                 | 1.53                   | 10.36                          |             | lo.H                    | 10.10                 |                       |
| 10_      | UUTTAR PRADESH       | 29.4                  | 9.16                  | 2.19                   | 1.27                           | 10.54       | 10.02                   |                       | 00.02                 |
|          | BIHAR                |                       | L.68                  |                        | K0.07                          |             | 0.O0                    |                       | 10.02                 |
| 12.      | SIKKIM               | 18.3                  | 12.60                 | 19.21                  | 17.10                          | 3.86        | k0.63                   | ko.06                 | 10.18                 |
| 13_      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    |                       |                       | 23.00                  |                                | 4.18        | 3.30                    | 3.67                  | 0.30                  |
| 14       | NAGALAND             | 19.5                  | 5.63                  | p26.06                 | 10.82                          | 0.67        | 10.30                   | 10.17                 | 10.00                 |
| 15_      | MANIPUR              | 127.6                 | 40                    | 14.63                  | 8.59                           | 11.74       | 10.00                   | 4.73                  |                       |
| 16       | MIZORAM              | 19.6                  | 3.79                  | p6.39                  | 7.53                           | 2.27        |                         |                       | 10.23 0.09            |
| 17_      | TRIPURA              | 38.4                  | 236                   |                        | 10.67                          |             | 10.00                   |                       |                       |
| 18       | MEGHALAYA            | 12                    | 2.09                  | 16.58                  | L.09                           | 10.06       | 10.06                   |                       | 0.01                  |
| 19       | ASSAM                | 10.                   | 12.68                 | 2.99                   | 0.92                           | [.02        | 0.01                    |                       | 10.02                 |
| 20.      | WEST BENGAL          | 8.2                   | L.01                  | 10.86                  | 10.78                          | 1o.31       | 0.00                    |                       | lo.01                 |
| 21_      | JHARKHAND            | 7.8                   | 10.73                 | 1.13                   | k0.63                          | 1.29        | 0.01                    |                       | 1o.03                 |
| 22.      | ODISHA               |                       | 6.07                  |                        |                                | 0.02        | 10.00                   |                       |                       |
| 23.      | CHHATTISGARH         | 035                   | 5.89                  | 1.60                   | 1.61                           | 10.48       | 0.00                    | 0.00                  |                       |
| 24.      | MADHYA PRADESH       | pL4                   | 1.61                  |                        | 1.2                            | 0.93        | 0.07                    |                       | 10.05                 |
| 25.      | IUJARAT              |                       | 1o.80                 | 1.46                   |                                | 0.08        | 0.00                    |                       |                       |
| 26_      | DAMAN & DIU          |                       | 2.04                  |                        | 00.15                          | ko.00       | 1.444                   |                       | 10.03                 |
| 27       | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 42.8                  | 1o33                  | 1.66                   | ko.28                          | 1.66        | 0.86                    | 0.13                  |                       |
| 28       | MAHARASHTRA          | 5.8                   | 2.22                  | 1.20                   |                                | 10.65       | 057                     | 0.50                  | 10.62                 |
| 29.      | ANDHRA PRADESH       |                       | 1.8                   | 2.26                   | 1.79                           | 10.66       |                         | 0.02                  |                       |
| 30.      | KARNATAKA            | 7.2                   |                       |                        |                                | 10.37       | 10.09                   | 0.13                  |                       |
| 31       |                      | b8.6                  |                       | 3.39                   | 1.42                           | 2.26        | 0.39                    | 0.67                  | k).07                 |
| 32       | LAKSHADWEEP          | k2                    | 10.20                 | 2.33                   | 1.19                           | 0.92        | 0.66                    | 0.97                  | 1o.88                 |
| 33       | KERALA               | 13.4                  | 1.43                  | 1o.86                  | 10.54                          | 10.46       | 0.05                    | lo.13                 | 10.37                 |
| 34       | TAMIL NADU           | 15.5                  |                       | 0.27                   |                                |             | 0.01                    | 10.03                 |                       |
| 35       | PUDUCHERRY           | 11                    | 10.19                 | 2.19                   |                                | 11.49       | 0.00                    | 00.18                 | 10.03                 |
| 36.      | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR    | 29.6                  | 10.30                 | 11.80                  |                                | L45         |                         | 00.76                 |                       |
| 37.      | TELANGANA            | 19                    | 10.72                 | 2.06                   | 1.31                           | 10.62       | 10.08                   | 1o.74                 | 0.66                  |
| 38.      | INDIA                | 17.1                  |                       | 62.12                  | 1.21                           | k058        |                         |                       | 00.13                 |

The Ministry of Social  Justice Empowerment is the nodal  Ministry  for demand reduction in the country. To tackle the issue of substance use, this Department  formulated and implementing National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR) a centrally sponsored scheme under which financial assistance is provided to: drug

- 1 'State Governments/ Union Territory (UT) Administrations for Preventive Education and Awareness Generation,  Capacity   Building;  Programmes for Demand Reduction by States/UTs etc. Drug
- ii. 'NGOs/VOs for running and maintenance of Integrated Rehabilitation Centres for Addicts (IRCAs), Community based peer Led Intervention (CPLI) for early Use Prevention among Adolescents, Outreach and In Centres (ODIC) and District DeAddiction Centres (DDACs)'; and Drug Drop
- iii. Government Hospitals for Addiction Treatment Facilities (ATFs)

## Following Activities have been undertaken under NAPDDR scheme:

- i. 342 Integrated Rehabilitation Centres for Addicts (IRCAs) that provide in-patient treatment to drug users along with counselling; detoxification/de-addiction; after care and re-integration into the social mainstream:
2. 47 Community based Peer led Intervention (CPLI) programmes work with children below 18 to create awareness against drugs and teach life skills.
- iii. 74 Outreach and Drop In Centres (ODICs) which provide safe and secure space with provision of screening, assessment and counselling and thereafter provide referral and linkage to treatment and rehabilitation services
- iv. 66 Addiction Treatment Facilities (ATFs) in Government hospitals.
5. V\_ 53 District De-Addiction Centres   (DDACs) which   provides all three facilities provided by IRCA, ODIC & CPLI under one roof;
- vi. All of these facilities have been geo-tagged for ease of access to those in need.
7. vii: A Toll-free Helpline for de-addiction, 14446 is being maintained by the Ministry of Social  Justice & Empowerment  for providing primary counseling and immediate referral services to the persons seeking help through this helpline.
8. viii: Navchetna Modules, teacher training modules have been developed by MoSJE for dependence, related coping strategies and life skills: drug

## The implementation of NAPDDR in last three years is given below:

|      | Fund released and Beneficiaries under NAPDDR   | Fund released and Beneficiaries under NAPDDR   | Fund released and Beneficiaries under NAPDDR   | Fund released and Beneficiaries under NAPDDR   | Fund released and Beneficiaries under NAPDDR   | Fund released and Beneficiaries under NAPDDR   | Fund released and Beneficiaries under NAPDDR             | Fund released and Beneficiaries under NAPDDR   | Fund released and Beneficiaries under NAPDDR   |
|------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|      |                                                | 2020-21                                        | 2020-21                                        | 2020-21                                        | 2021-22                                        | 2021-22                                        | 2022-23                                                  | 2022-23                                        | 2022-23                                        |
| SNo: | Name of the St Funds releas Fund atel UT       | ed                                             | eleased                                        | Beneficiar                                     | Funds release to NG OsIVO                      | ries                                           | Beneficia |Funds rel Fund eased to NGOs/lto SAP VOs | eleased                                        | Beneficiarie                                   |
|      | Andhra Prade sh                                |                                                | 3.71                                           | 6878                                           | 3.12                                           | 18658                                          | 3.99                                                     |                                                | 20036                                          |
| 2    | A&N islands                                    |                                                |                                                | 0                                              |                                                | 0                                              |                                                          |                                                | 0                                              |
| 3    | Arunachal Pradesh                              |                                                |                                                | 345                                            |                                                | 30                                             | 0.05                                                     |                                                | 5                                              |
| 4    | Assam                                          | 6.69                                           |                                                | 15995                                          |                                                | 26984                                          | 4.37                                                     |                                                | 26869                                          |
| 5    | Bihar                                          | 3.97                                           |                                                | 1414                                           | 2.05                                           | 1583                                           | 1.84                                                     |                                                | 1487                                           |
| 6    | Chandigarh                                     | 0.16                                           |                                                | 842                                            | 0.27                                           | 1007                                           |                                                          |                                                | 145                                            |
|      | Chhatisgarh                                    | 0.88                                           |                                                | 6058                                           | 0.86                                           | 16580                                          |                                                          |                                                | 17262                                          |
| 8    | D&N Haveli                                     |                                                |                                                |                                                |                                                |                                                | 0                                                        |                                                |                                                |
| 9    | Daman &Diu                                     | 0.18                                           |                                                | 165                                            | 0.2                                            | 160                                            | 0.24                                                     |                                                | 182                                            |
| 10   | Delhi                                          | 3.92                                           |                                                | 12993                                          | 4.37                                           | 18549                                          | 3.47                                                     |                                                | 26635                                          |
|      | Goa                                            |                                                |                                                |                                                |                                                | 3                                              |                                                          |                                                | 3                                              |
| 12   | Gujarat                                        | 1.7                                            |                                                | 1289                                           | 2.35                                           | 1571                                           | 2.53                                                     |                                                | 1607                                           |
| 13   | Haryana                                        | 2.47                                           |                                                | 5692                                           | 1.98                                           | 7352                                           | 2.03                                                     |                                                | 6893                                           |
| 14   | Himachal Pra desh                              | 0.4                                            |                                                | 727                                            | 1.29                                           | 12665                                          | 0.91                                                     |                                                | 3207                                           |
| 15   | Jammu & Kas himir                              | 0.84                                           |                                                | 1509                                           | 0.46                                           | 4365                                           | 2.37                                                     | 1.25                                           | 9774                                           |
| 16   | Jharkhand                                      | 0.39                                           |                                                | 170                                            | 0.19                                           | 195                                            |                                                          |                                                | 194                                            |
| 17   | Karnataka                                      | 9.22                                           |                                                | 7153                                           | 7.67                                           | 7206                                           | 9                                                        |                                                | 7179                                           |
| 18   | Kerala                                         | 5.96                                           |                                                | 4239                                           | 3.62                                           | 4746                                           | 3.54                                                     |                                                | 10385                                          |
| 19   | Ladakh                                         |                                                |                                                |                                                |                                                |                                                |                                                          |                                                |                                                |
| 20   | Lakshadweep                                    |                                                |                                                |                                                |                                                |                                                |                                                          |                                                |                                                |
| 21   | Madhya Prade  sh                               | 4.8                                            |                                                | 43993                                          | 2.84                                           | 41467                                          | 3.5                                                      |                                                | 55461                                          |
| 22   | Maharashtra                                    | 17.9                                           |                                                | 9273                                           | 8.77                                           | 8630                                           | 9.88                                                     |                                                | 8705                                           |
| 23   | Manipur                                        | 6.34                                           |                                                | 7974                                           | 7.2                                            | 9026                                           | 8                                                        |                                                | 10313                                          |
| 24   | Meghalaya                                      |                                                |                                                | 297                                            | 0                                              | 40                                             | 0.25                                                     |                                                | 196                                            |
| 25   | Mizoram                                        | 2.17                                           |                                                | 1862                                           | 1.95                                           | 2025                                           | 2.25                                                     |                                                | 2196                                           |
| 26   | Nagaland                                       | 14                                             |                                                | 1313                                           | 1.97                                           | 1440                                           | 1.19                                                     |                                                | 1293                                           |
| 27   | Orissa                                         | 10.66                                          |                                                | 24497                                          | 10.07                                          | 28223                                          |                                                          |                                                | 32241                                          |
| 28   | Puducherry                                     | 0.66                                           |                                                | 365                                            | 0.22                                           | 499                                            | 0.43                                                     |                                                | 463                                            |
| 29   | Punjab                                         | LSS                                            |                                                | 10534                                          | 1.08                                           | 10159                                          | L.01                                                     |                                                |                                                |
| 30   | Rajasthan                                      | 6.59                                           |                                                |                                                | 3.74                                           | 24001                                          | 4.87                                                     |                                                | 28982                                          |
| 31   | Sikkim                                         | 0.42                                           |                                                | 194                                            | 0.46                                           | 178                                            | 0.19                                                     |                                                | 165                                            |
| 32   | Tamil Nadu                                     | 5.66                                           |                                                | 3320                                           | 4.95                                           | 3938                                           | 5.19                                                     |                                                | 3668                                           |
| 33   | Telangana                                      | 2.45                                           |                                                | 5924                                           | 2.32                                           | 6020                                           | 2.49                                                     |                                                | 6174                                           |
| 34   | Tripura                                        | 0.08                                           |                                                | 614                                            | 0.08                                           | 762                                            | 0.14                                                     |                                                | 416                                            |
| 35   | Uttar Pradesh                                  | 10.49                                          |                                                | 14295                                          | 6.09                                           | 15523                                          | 4.97                                                     |                                                | 31041                                          |
| 36   | Uttarakhand                                    | 0.39                                           |                                                |                                                | 1,28                                           |                                                | 1.63                                                     |                                                | 5230                                           |
|      |                                                |                                                |                                                | 1256                                           |                                                | 4718                                           |                                                          |                                                |                                                |
| 37   | West Bengal                                    | 2.14                                           |                                                | 7118                                           | 2.43                                           | 8099                                           | 2.43                                                     |                                                | 8942                                           |
|      | others/NMBA/ SAPINavchetn                      | 31.1                                           |                                                |                                                | 1.81                                           |                                                | 3.92                                                     |                                                |                                                |
|      | 4 etc TOTAL                                    | 145.63                                         | 3.71                                           | 208415                                         | 90.93                                          | 286402                                         | 97.51                                                    |                                                | 339588                                         |

## Cases/ArrestIDrug seized by all DLEAs for the period

|                                   | 2021       | 2022       | 2023 (Nov)*   |
|-----------------------------------|------------|------------|---------------|
| Total Cases                       | 68,144     | 102,769    | 94,472        |
| Indian Arrested                   | 92,945     | 125,739    | 113,340       |
| Foreigners Arrested               | 593        | 777        | 509           |
| Total Person Arrested             | 93,538     | 126,516    |               |
| DruglYear                         | 2021       | 2022       | 2023 (Nov)*   |
| ACETIC ANHYDRIDE (In Kg)          | 24,265     | 333        | 40            |
| ATS (In Kg)                       | 387        | 1,224      | 3,234         |
| COCANNE In Kg)                    | 364        | 218        | 175           |
| CODEINE (In Kg)                   | 660        | 355        | 59            |
|                                   | 994        | 2,922      | 70            |
| CBCS (In Litre                    | 569        | 1,059      | 3,102         |
| EPHEDRINEIPSEUDOEPHEDRINE (In Kg) | 325        | 1,001      | 965           |
| FENTANYL HCL (In Kg)              |            |            |               |
| GANJA (In Kg)                     | 812,545    | 718,376    | 547,108       |
| HASHISH In Kg)                    | 4,197      | 3,495      | 2,689         |
| HASHISH OIL (In Kg)               | 112        | 104        | 41            |
| HEROIN (In Kg)                    | 7,197      | 5,410      | 2333          |
| KETAMINE In Kg)                   | 1          | 3          | 26            |
| KHAT LEAVES (In Kg)               | 47         |            | 320           |
| LSD In Blot)                      | 6,314      |            | 35.596        |
| MDMA (In Kg)                      | 117        | 63         | 47            |
| MEPHEDRONE (In Kg)                | 138        | 2,872      | 300           |
| MESCALINE In Kg)                  | 0          | 2          |               |
| METHAQUALONE(MANDRAX) (In Kg)     | 15         | 57         | 20            |
| MORPHNNE In Kg)                   | 96         | 129        | 175           |
| MORPHNNE In Litre_                | 35         |            |               |
| OPIUM (In Kg)                     | 5.161      | 3,805      | 6,215         |
| POPPY HUSK & POPPY STRAW (In Kg)  | 642,609    | 398,356    | 466,150       |
| INJECTION (In No.)                | 173,325    | 91,982     | 103.074       |
|                                   | 1,531,666  | 1,320,132  | 1,323,710     |
|                                   | 1,667      | 802        | 1,150         |
| TABLETS OF ALLTYPE IN NO.         | 37,989,918 | 17,296,622 | 11,832,943    |

*Provisional Data

## AnnexureA

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment is the nodal Ministry for drug demand reduction in To tackle the issue of   substance use, this   Department formulated and is implementing National Action Plan for Demand Reduction (NAPDDR), a centrally sponsored scheme under which financial assistance is provided to: Drug

- 'State Governments/ Union Territory (UT) Administrations for Preventive Education and Awareness   Generation,  Capacity   Building,   Programmes for Demand Reduction by States/UTs etc. Drug
- ii. NGOs/VOs for running and maintenance of Integrated Rehabilitation Centres  for Addicts (IRCAs), Community based peer Led Intervention (CPLI) for early Use Prevention among Adolescents, Outreach and In Centres (ODIC) and District DeAddiction Centres (DDACs)'; and Drug Drop
- iii. Government Hospitals for Addiction Treatment Facilities (ATFs)

## Following Activities have been undertaken under NAPDDR scheme:

1. 342 Integrated Rehabilitation Centres for Addicts (IRCAs) that provide in-patient treatment to drug users with counselling, detoxification/de-addiction; after care and re-integration into the social mainstream. along
2. below 1 8 to create awareness against drugs and teach life skills.
- iii. 74 Outreach and In Centres (ODICs) which provide safe and secure space with provision of screening, assessment and counselling and thereafter provide referral and linkage to treatment and rehabilitation services. Drop
- iv. 66 Addiction Treatment Facilities (ATFs) in Goverment hospitals.
5. V 53 District   De-Addiction Centres   (DDACs) which   provides all three facilities provided by IRCA, ODIC & CPLI under one roof:
- vi. All of these facilities have been geo-tagged for ease of access to those in need.
- vii. A Toll-free Helpline for de-addiction, 14446 is being maintained by the Ministry of Social  Justice & Empowerment for providing primary counseling and immediate referral services to the persons seeking help through this helpline.
8. viii: Navchetna Modules, teacher training modules have been developed by MoSJE for sensitizing students (6th -]lth standard), teachers and parents o drug dependence, related coping strategies and life skills

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