Lok Sabha Question No. 352 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-01
Subject: Alcoholism
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: RAMCHARAN BOHARA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## LOK SABHA

+352. ALCOHOLISM

## SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA:

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

- (a) whether incidents of alcoholism are on the rise in the country; particularly in rural, hilly and tribal areas including Rajasthan;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; State-wise including Rajasthan;
- the reasons therefor;
- d) whether the Government has prepared or proposes to prepare any action plan to check the said evil; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA)

- (a) to (c) There is no State wise authentic data available in this regard including Rajasthan.
- (d) and (e) To create awareness and educate people about the ill-effects of alcoholism and substance (drugs) abuse, the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has been implementing a Scheme of Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drug) Abuse since 1985-86. Under this scheme, financial assistance up to 90% of the approved expenditure is given to Voluntary Organizations other eligible agencies for setting uplrunning Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for Addicts (IRCAs): In the case of North-Eastern States, Sikkim and Jammu & Kashmir, the quantum of assistance is 95% of the total admissible expenditure. and

The main objective of the Scheme is to alleviate the consequences of and alcohol dependence amongst the individual, the family and society at and to provide for the whole range of community based services for the identification, motivation, counselling; de-addiction; after care and rehabilitation for Whole Person Recovery (WPR) of addicts to make & person free, crime free and gainfully employed drug large drug

Grant in aid released to the NGOs under the above scheme during last three years and current year including those of Rajasthan is placed at Annexure:

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UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. +352 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2015

Name of the Bureau: Social Defence

## Nane of the Scheme: CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME OF ASSISTANCE FOR PREVENTION OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE (DRUGS) ABUSE

| SI. No   | Statel UT        | projects assisted   | Released   | projects assisted   | Released   | of Amount No. of projects projects   | Released (Rs. in   |         | Amount Released   |
|----------|------------------|---------------------|------------|---------------------|------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------|---------|-------------------|
|          |                  | 2012-13             | 2012-13    | 2013-14             | 2013-14    | 2014-15                              | 2014-15            | 2015-16 | 2015-16           |
|          | Andhra Pradesh   | 6                   | 36.73      | 17                  | 165.42     |                                      | 60.42              |         | 45.19             |
| 2        | Bihar            |                     | 33.40      | 12                  | 131.19     | 8                                    | 67.00              | 6       | 34.02             |
| 3        | Chhatisgarh      | 1                   | 9.42       | 1                   | 3.93       |                                      | 30.64              |         | 0.00              |
|          | Goa              | 1                   | 3.52       | 0                   | 0.00       |                                      | 0                  |         | 0.00              |
| 5        | Gujarat          | 2                   |            | 5                   | 38.39      |                                      | 36.00              |         | 0.00              |
| 6        | Haryana          | 6                   | 62.82      | 8                   | 65.64      |                                      | 35.31              |         |                   |
|          | Himachal Pradesh | 2                   | 15.84      | 2                   | 22.28      |                                      | 23.95              |         | 32.3 4.57         |
|          | Jammu & Kashimir | 0                   | 0.00       | 0                   | 0.00       |                                      | 23.00              |         | 4.97              |
| 9        | Jharkhand        |                     | 6.00       |                     | 6.91       |                                      | 8.50               |         | 0.00              |
| 10       | Karnataka        | 19                  | 175.46     | 14                  | 118.84     | 28                                   | 227.38             |         | 92.25             |
| 11       | Kerala           | 11                  | 78.85      | 17                  | 130.69     | 21                                   | 215.91             |         | 42.50             |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh   |                     | 61.25      | 11                  | 107.06     | 13                                   | 116.00             | 5       | 42.2              |
| 13       | Maharashtra      | 29                  | 271.45     | 47                  | 417.19     | 43                                   | 378.85             | 33      | 279.13            |
| 14       | Orissa           | 13                  | 128.09     | 29                  | 296.89     | 26                                   | 227.50             |         | 44.75             |
| 15       | Punjab           |                     | 115.78     |                     | 31.61      | 8                                    | 53.00              |         |                   |
| 16       | Rajasthan        | 10                  | 101.73     | 16                  |            | 9                                    | 84.33              |         | 95.8              |
| 17       | Tamil Nadu       | 14                  | 138.36     | 12                  | 107.12     | 24                                   | 203.00             |         | 46.3              |
| 18       | Telangana        | 0                   | 0.00       | 0                   | 0.00       | 5                                    | 38.65              |         | 39.41 11.65       |
| 19       | Uttar Pradesh    | 21                  | 163.96     | 19                  | 207.36     |                                      |                    |         |                   |
| 20       | Uttarakhand      | 2                   | 29.26      | 3                   | 33.78      | 22                                   | 194,00             |         | 54.1              |
| 21       | West Bengal      | 3                   | 22.48      | 11                  |            |                                      |                    |         | 7.80              |
| 22       | A&N islands      | 0                   | 0.00       |                     | 130.00     | 10                                   | 92.56              |         | 20.8              |
| 23       | Chandigarh       |                     |            | 0                   | 0.00       |                                      |                    |         | 0.00              |
|          |                  | 0                   | 0.00       | 0                   | 0.00       |                                      |                    |         | 0.00              |
| 24       |                  |                     | 0.00       | 0                   | 0.00       |                                      |                    |         | 0.00              |
| 25       | Delhi            | 5                   | 19.33      |                     | 76.59      |                                      | 360.32             | 5       | 29.4              |

## State-wise release offunds during the last three years from 2012-13 to 2014-15 & for the Current year 2015-16 (as on 26.11.2015) Name of the Amount No. of Amount

| 26   | Daman &Diu     |     |    0.00 |     | 0.00    |     |         |     |    0.00 |
|------|----------------|-----|---------|-----|---------|-----|---------|-----|---------|
| 27   | Lakshadweep    |     |    0    |     | 0.00    |     |         |     |    0    |
| 28   | Puducherry     |     |    0.5  |     | 0.00    |     |         | 0   |    0    |
|      | Total (ROC)    | 168 | 1480.85 | 235 | 2250.35 | 251 | 2493.32 | 151 |  927.14 |
|      | Arunachal Pr.  | 0   |    0    |     | 19.90   | 0   | 0       | 0   |    0    |
| 2    | Assam          | 5   |   56.61 |     | 64.35   | 16  | 183.53  | 6   |    8.56 |
| 3    | Manipur        | 15  |  137.6  | 13  | 95.88   | 17  | 292.31  | 8   |   85.9  |
|      | Meghalaya      |     |    3.84 | 2   | 16.77   | 1   | 4.8     | 5   |    6.87 |
| 5    | Mizoram        | 9   |   83.62 | 8   | 80.22   | 4   | 51.22   |     |   35.8  |
| 6    | Nagaland       | 5   |   29.42 |     | 3.48    | 5   | 38.87   | 7   |   20.3  |
|      | Tripura        | 0   |    0    |     | 0.00    | 0   |         | 0   |    0    |
| 8    | Sikkim         |     |    0    |     |         | 1   | 9.95    | 1   |    9.3  |
|      | Total (NE)     | 35  |  311.09 | 33  | 290.55  | 44  | 580.68  | 25  |  166.73 |
|      | Total (ROC+NE) | 203 | 1791.94 | 268 | 2540.90 | 295 | 3074.00 | 176 | 1093.87 |