Lok Sabha Question No. 495 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-06
Subject: Objectives of Navchetana Programme
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.495 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2024

## OBJECTIVES OF NA VCHETANA PROGRAMME

495. DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

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

- (a) the aims and objectives of Navchetana and also Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) entered into by the Government with ISKCON;
- b) the details of schools and districts that are covered under Navchetana in the first phase in Telangana; and
- (c) the manner in which the such programme and MoUJ would involve in community outreach; counseling and rehabilitation of addicts? drug

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The   Department of Social Justice & Empowerment has   signed a MoU with the International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) on 23rd November 2023 at New Delhi for spreading the message of Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan among the youth, women; students etc.
- To create awareness in the community- through on-ground activities & social media
- iii, Community Outreach & identification of dependent population
- Focus on higher educational institutions, university campuses and schools to make them substance free
- iv. Augmentation of counselling and rehabilitation
- V\_ Focus on mental & physical well of youth adolescent being

Under " Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan" the NAVCHETNA training package is being disseminated and implemented by teachers with the aim to increase awareness and education on life skills and drugs among students in schools The objectives of Navchetna Modules are: key

- i. Prevention and delay in the initiation of substance use among school children
2. iii, Provide support to families teachers on early signs of use among children and information on support available drug
- ii. Provide linkage support for children in use for further screening, counselling support and treatment; drug

(b): As per the information received from SCERT the name of the districts and schools identified for conducting Master Trainer' s Training is attached at annexure I:

(c): Navchetna is a teacher driven set of modules wherein the teachers would be trained at the state, district and the school levels. The training of master trainers and training of teachers are the types of 'training in this module The District Magistrate selects 5 master trainers per district: The training is then done by the resource persons hired by the Ministry at first level that is Training of Master' $ Trainers and these master trainers will further train the teachers at district level for level i.e. Training of Teachers who would further impart the training to identified schools: There will be two sessions in each class and each section on Navchetna modules for students. two 2nd

The number of schools to be selected by the SCERT = 100

The strength of schools to be selected = 30+ students

Under the MoU signed with International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) on November 2023 at New Delhi for spreading the message of Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan among the youth, women, students etc. The following objective through this MoU are to be achieved: 23rd

1. To play a paramount role in Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan campaign under the eminent leadership of the spiritual/ religious leaders.
2. 3\_ Give message to the youth in the schools, colleges and educational institutions about the need to take up this campaign:
2. Giving appeals to the followers to carry the message of "SAY NO TO DRUGS" to every nook and corner of the country.
4. 4 Incorporate messages for eschewing substances abuse in discourse.
6. Conducting awareness program through educational/ healthcarel welfare and other institutions run by the religious/ spiritual organisations
6. Conduct rallies, seminars, workshops and events in the project implementing areas
7. To Bring various stakeholders under the leadership of spiritual and religious leaders for a drug free community.
8. 9\_ To use the media platforms of the institutions to spread the awareness programs
9. Encouraging the youth, women, self-help group and other movements under the religious/ spiritual organizations to be encouraged to lead the programs under NMBA
10. Conduct programs on healthy life style practice including meditation etc through different centres under the organization. Yoga;
1. Disseminate the IEC and NMBA printed materials through their souvenir shops/ stores etc.

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## Annexure in reply to para (ii) of Parliament Unstarred question 495 for answer on 06.02.2024

| S. NO   |                    | NAME OF DISTRICTDETAILS OF SCHOOLS                                                                                                                                                  |
|---------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         | ALIDABAD           | GOVT. HS TATIGUDA ADILABAD TSMS BANGARIGUDA, ADILABAD IZPHS KAPPARLA, ADILABAD ZPHS KUCHLAPUR, ADILABAD [ZPHS RAMNAGAR, ADILABAD                                                    |
|         | HYDERABAD          | GHS(T) GOLCONDA GHS SAIDABAD GHS KALASIGUDA, SECUNDERABAD GGHS NALLAGUTTAKOLD) SECUNDERABAD GHS BANJARA HILLS, KHAIRTABAD ZONE                                                      |
|         | KHAMMAM            | IZPHS KUMMINEPALLY IZPHS MAMUNURU IZPHS B. GANGARAM ZPHS MANGALA THANDA {ZPHS PERUVANCHA                                                                                            |
|         | MAHABUBNAGAR       | IZPHS BAHARPET KOSGI IzPHS MUNIOKSHAM ZPHS YEDIRA GGHS KONAPALMUR ZPHS SHAKAPUR ADDAKAL                                                                                             |
|         | RANGA REDDY        | IZPHS DARGA SERLLINGAMPALLY KESHAMPET                                                                                                                                               |
|         | MEDCHAL MALKAJGIRI | ZPHS ATTAPUR, RAJENDRANAGAR(M) ZPHS JEEDIMETLA, QUTHBULLAPUR IZPHS MACHABOLLARAM ALWAL MANDAL ZPHS KUSHAIGUDA KARA MANDA ZPHS NEHRU NAGAR QUTHBULLAPUR ZPHS ALWAL MALKAJGIRI MANDAL |
|         | NALGONDA           | ZPHS KANAGAL, KANAGAL MANDAL ZPHS MADUGULAPALLY, MADUGULAPALLY MANDAL ZPHS THEEDEDU, CHINTHAPALLY MANDAL ZPHS PERKA KONDARAM SHALIGOURARAM                                          |

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