Lok Sabha Question No. 3652 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-11
Subject: Treatment Facilities for Drug Addicts
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: R.P. MARUTHARAJAA

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT**

**LOK SABHA**

#### UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3652

#### TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2015

**3652. TREATMENT  FACILITIES  FOR  DRUG  ADDICTS**

**SHRI R.P.  MARUTHARAJAA:**

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

(a) whether the Government is considering to provide treatment facilities for addicts in juvenile homes and prisons across the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Tamil Nadu; and

(c) the details of funds sanctioned/ allocated/utilised for the said purpose, State-wise?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF STATE FOR Social Justice and Empowerment

**(SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA)**

(a) to (b) The draft Drug Demand Reduction Policy prepared by the Ministry envisages support for de-addiction centre in each district of the country or as per prevalence of addiction and the need therein and inter-alia, facilitating availability of treatment facilities in juvenile homes and prisons.

The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment implements a “Central Sector Scheme of Assistance for Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drug) Abuse” under which financial assistance is provided to eligible Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI), Urban Local Bodies etc for running Integrated Rehabilitation Centres of Addicts (IRCAs) to provide composite/integrated services for the rehabilitation of addicts.

(c) The state-wise details of the fund sanctioned to the NGOs during last financial year (2014-15)  is placed at **Annexure-I.**

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***Annexure-I [ As referred to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Question No 3652  for 11.8.2015]***

| **States**        | **Year 2014-15  Amount (Rs in lakhs)**   |
|-------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    | **60.42**                                |
| Bihar             | **67**                                   |
| Chhatisgarh       | **30.64**                                |
| Goa               | **0**                                    |
| Gujarat           | **36**                                   |
| Haryana           | **35.31**                                |
| Himachal Pradesh  | **23.95**                                |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | **23**                                   |
| Jharkhand         | **8.5**                                  |
| Karnataka         | **227.38**                               |
| Kerala            | **215.91**                               |
| Madhya Pradesh    | **116**                                  |
| Maharashtra       | **378.85**                               |
| Orissa            | **227.5**                                |
| Punjab            | **53**                                   |
| Rajasthan         | **84.33**                                |
| Tamil Nadu        | **203**                                  |
| Telengana         | **38.65**                                |
| Uttar Pradesh     | **194**                                  |
| Uttarakhand       | **17**                                   |
| West Bengal       | **92.56**                                |
| A&N Islands       | **0**                                    |
| Chandigarh        | **0**                                    |
| D&N Haveli        | **0**                                    |
| Delhi             | **360.32**                               |
| Daman & Diu       | **0**                                    |
| Lakshadweep       | **0**                                    |
| Puducherry        | **0**                                    |
| Arunachal Pradesh | **0**                                    |
| Assam             | **183.53**                               |
| Manipur           | **292.31**                               |
| Meghalaya         | **4.8**                                  |
| Mizoram           | **51.22**                                |
| Nagaland          | **38.87**                                |
| Tripura           | **0**                                    |
| Sikkim            | **9.95**                                 |
| **Total**         | **3074**                                 |