Lok Sabha Question No. 2353 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-04
Subject: Regulation on Drugs and Liquor
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT**

**LOK SABHA**

#### UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2353

#### TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2015

**†2353. REGULATION ON DRUGS AND LIQUOR**

**SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:**

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

(a) whether the Government has decided to provide financial assistance to rural and urban bodies to check the use of liquor and narcotic drugs in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c) whether the role of Non-Governmental Organisations is not satisfactory in checking the increasing use of liquor and narcotic drugs in the country; and

(d) the new initiatives to be taken to check the use of liquor and narcotic drugs?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF STATE FOR Social Justice and Empowerment

**(SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA)**

(a) & (b) The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment implements a “Central Sector Scheme of Assistance for Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drugs) Abuse” under which financial assistance is provided to eligible Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Panchyati Raj Institutions, Urban Local Bodies etc. for, inter-alia, running and maintenance of Integrated Rehabilitation Centres for addicts (IRCAs). The details of State-wise release of funds under the above Scheme during the last three year and current year is annexed.

(c) The IRCAs run by the NGOs provide composite/ integrated services for the rehabilitation of Substance dependent persons. It provides for the whole range of community bases services for the identification, motivation, counselling, de-addictions, after care and rehabilitation for whole Persons Recovery of addicts to make a person drug free, crime free and gainfully employed. During last three years and the current year (as on 16.7.2015) approximately 3,06,639 persons availed the services of the IRCAs.

(d) The Department has taken the following initiatives in this regard:

(i) Earlier, in the year 2011-12, the Ministry had conducted an awareness generation programme in two states namely Punjab and Manipur which covered 3000 villages in ten districts of Punjab and 750 villages in seven districts of Manipur. This programme was conducted through the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan. The addicts were identified and de-addiction camps were organized for these addicts. The total project cost was Rs 3.5 crore. Due to high rate of prevalence of addiction in Punjab, the Ministry has again assigned, in October 2014, an awareness generation programme in the State through Nehru Yuvak Kendra Sangathan.

(ii) With a view to sensitize the people in North East, the Ministry in collaboration with National Service Scheme (NSS) has organized first Regional Workshop on prevention of drug abuse at Shillong on 15 th to 17 th June, 2015.

(iii) The Ministry has assigned survey work for estimation of the extent, trend and pattern of the drug abuse in the State of Punjab and Manipur to the Regional Resource Training Centres (RRTCs), Punjab and Manipur respectively.

(vi) Recently the Ministry has sanctioned 28 new IRCAs in the State of Punjab under the Scheme of Assistance for Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drugs) Abuse.

(v) This Ministry has set up a National Toll Free drug de-addiction helpline Number 1800-11-0031 to help the victims of Drug abuse, their family and society at large.

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| **Annexure- II**                                                                                                                                |                           |             |                              |                     |                          |             |                              |                     |                          |             |                              |                                    |                          |                              |                     |                          |    |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------|------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|-------------|------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|-------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|----|
| **Name of the Bureau: Social Defence**                                                                                                          |                           |             |                              |                     |                          |             |                              |                     |                          |             |                              |                                    |                          |                              |                     |                          |    |
| **Name of the Scheme: CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME OF ASSISTANCE FOR PREVENTION OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBTANCE (DRUGS) ABUSE**                             |                           |             |                              |                     |                          |             |                              |                     |                          |             |                              |                                    |                          |                              |                     |                          |    |
| **State-wise release of funds during the last three years  from 2012-13 to 2014-15 & for the Current year 2015-16**  **(as on 16.07.2015)** |                           |             |                              |                     |                          |             |                              |                     |                          |             |                              |                                    |                          |                              |                     |                          |    |
| **(Rs. in lakhs)**                                                                                                                              |                           |             |                              |                     |                          |             |                              |                     |                          |             |                              |                                    |                          |                              |                     |                          |    |
| **Sl. No.**                                                                                                                                     | **Name of the State/ UT** |             | **No. of projects assisted** | **Amount Released** | **No. of Beneficiaries** |             | **No. of projects assisted** | **Amount Released** | **No. of Beneficiaries** |             | **No. of projects assisted** | **Amount Released (Rs. in lakhs)** | **No. of Beneficiaries** | **No. of projects assisted** | **Amount Released** | **No. of Beneficiaries** |    |
|                                                                                                                                                 |                           | **2012-13** |                              |                     |                          | **2013-14** |                              |                     |                          | **2014-15** |                              |                                    |                          | **2015-16**                  |                     |                          |    |
| 1                                                                                                                                               | Andhra Pradesh            |             | **6**                        | 36.73               | 2214                     |             | **17**                       | 165.42              | 6273                     |             | **7**                        | **60.42**                          | 2583                     | **2**                        | **10.62**           | 738                      |    |
| 2                                                                                                                                               | Bihar                     |             | **4**                        | 33.40               | 1476                     |             | **12**                       | 131.19              | 4428                     |             | **8**                        | **67.00**                          | 2952                     | **5**                        | **24.48**           | 1845                     |    |
| 3                                                                                                                                               | Chhatisgarh               |             | **1**                        | 9.42                | 369                      |             | **1**                        | 3.93                | 369                      |             | **2**                        | **30.64**                          | 738                      | **0**                        | **0**               | 0                        |    |
| 4                                                                                                                                               | Goa                       |             | **1**                        | 3.52                | 369                      |             | **0**                        | 0.00                | 0                        |             | **0**                        | **0**                              | 0                        | **0**                        | **0**               | 0                        |    |
| 5                                                                                                                                               | Gujarat                   |             | **2**                        | 6.62                | 738                      |             | **5**                        | 38.39               | 1845                     |             | **7**                        | **36.00**                          | 2583                     | **0**                        | **0**               | 0                        |    |
| 6                                                                                                                                               | Haryana                   |             | **6**                        | 62.82               | 2214                     |             | **8**                        | 65.64               | 2952                     |             | **7**                        | **35.31**                          | 2583                     | **0**                        | **0**               | 0                        |    |
| 7                                                                                                                                               | Himachal Pradesh          |             | **2**                        | 15.84               | 738                      |             | **2**                        | 22.28               | 738                      |             | **3**                        | **23.95**                          | 1107                     | **0**                        | **0**               | 0                        |    |
| 8                                                                                                                                               | Jammu & Kashimir          |             | **0**                        | 0.00                | 0                        |             | **0**                        | 0.00                | 0                        |             | **1**                        | **23.00**                          | 369                      | **0**                        | **0**               | 0                        |    |
| 9                                                                                                                                               | Jharkhand                 |             | **1**                        | 6.00                | 369                      |             | **1**                        | 6.91                | 369                      |             | **1**                        | **8.50**                           | 369                      | **0**                        | **0**               | 0                        |    |
| 10                                                                                                                                              | Karnataka                 |             | **19**                       | 175.46              | 7011                     |             | **14**                       | 118.84              | 5166                     |             | **28**                       | **227.38**                         | 10332                    | **3**                        | **22.26**           | 1107                     |    |
| 11                                                                                                                                              | Kerala                    |             | **11**                       | 78.85               | 4059                     |             | **17**                       | 130.69              | 6273                     |             | **21**                       | **215.91**                         | 7749                     | **3**                        | **19.80**           | 1107                     |    |
| 12                                                                                                                                              | Madhya Pradesh            |             | **8**                        | 61.25               | 2952                     |             | **11**                       | 107.06              | 4059                     |             | **13**                       | **116.00**                         | 4797                     | **4**                        | **27.45**           | 1476                     |    |
| 13                                                                                                                                              | Maharashtra               |             | **29**                       | 271.45              | 10701                    |             | **47**                       | 417.19              | 17343                    |             | **43**                       | **378.85**                         | 15867                    | **17**                       | **157.67**          | 6273                     |    |
| 14                                                                                                                                              | Orissa                    |             | **13**                       | 128.09              | 4797                     |             | **29**                       | 296.89              | 10701                    |             | **26**                       | **227.50**                         | 9594                     | **7**                        | **44.6**            | 2583                     |    |
| 15                                                                                                                                              | Punjab                    |             | **9**                        | 115.78              | 3321                     |             | **4**                        | 31.61               | 1476                     |             | **8**                        | **53.00**                          | 2952                     | **4**                        | **23.31**           | 1476                     |    |
| 16                                                                                                                                              | Rajasthan                 |             | **10**                       | 101.73              | 3690                     |             | **16**                       | 159.46              | 5904                     |             | **9**                        | **84.33**                          | 3321                     | **6**                        | **35.34**           | 2214                     |    |
| 17                                                                                                                                              | Tamil Nadu                |             | **14**                       | 138.36              | 5166                     |             | **12**                       | 107.12              | 4428                     |             | **24**                       | **203.00**                         | 8856                     | **1**                        | **6.33**            | 369                      |    |
| 18                                                                                                                                              | Telangana                 |             | **0**                        | 0.00                | 0                        |             | **0**                        | 0.00                | 0                        |             | **5**                        | **38.65**                          | 1845                     | **0**                        | **0**               | 0                        |    |
| 19                                                                                                                                              | Uttar Pradesh             |             | **21**                       | 163.96              | 7749                     |             | **19**                       | 207.36              | 7011                     |             | **20**                       | **194.00**                         | 7380                     | **1**                        | **7.07**            | 369                      |    |
| 20                                                                                                                                              | Uttarakhand               |             | **2**                        | 29.26               | 738                      |             | **3**                        | 33.78               | 1107                     |             | **2**                        | **17.00**                          | 738                      | **1**                        | **7.80**            | 369                      |    |
| 21                                                                                                                                              | West Bengal               |             | **3**                        | 22.48               | 1107                     |             | **11**                       | 130.00              | 4059                     |             | **10**                       | **92.56**                          | 3690                     | **2**                        | **13.44**           | 738                      |    |
| 22                                                                                                                                              | A&N islands               |             | **0**                        | 0.00                | 0                        |             | **0**                        | 0.00                | 0                        |             | **0**                        | **0**                              | 0                        | **0**                        | **0**               | 0                        |    |
| 23                                                                                                                                              | Chandigarh                |             | **0**                        | 0.00                | 0                        |             | **0**                        | 0.00                | 0                        |             | **0**                        | **0**                              | 0                        | **0**                        | **0**               | **0**                    |    |
| 24                                                                                                                                              | D&N Haveli                |             | **0**                        | 0.00                | 0                        |             | **0**                        | 0.00                | 0                        |             | **0**                        | **0**                              | 0                        | **0**                        | **0**               | **0**                    |    |
| 25                                                                                                                                              | Delhi                     |             | **5**                        | 19.33               | 1845                     |             | **6**                        | 76.59               | 2214                     |             | **6**                        | **360.32**                         | 2214                     | **3**                        | **11.52**           | 1107                     |    |
| 26                                                                                                                                              | Daman &Diu                |             | **0**                        | 0.00                | 0                        |             | **0**                        | 0.00                | 0                        |             | **0**                        | **0**                              | 0                        | **0**                        | **0**               | **0**                    |    |
| 27                                                                                                                                              | Lakshadweep               |             | **0**                        | 0.00                | 0                        |             | **0**                        | 0.00                | 0                        |             | **0**                        | **0**                              | 0                        | **0**                        | **0**               | **0**                    |    |
| 28                                                                                                                                              | Puducherry                |             | **1**                        | 0.50                | 369                      |             | **0**                        | 0.00                | 0                        |             | **0**                        | **0**                              | 0                        | **0**                        | **0**               | **0**                    |    |
|                                                                                                                                                 | **Total (ROC)**           |             | **168**                      | **1480.85**         | 61992                    |             | **235**                      | **2250.35**         | 86715                    |             | **251**                      | **2493.32**                        | **92619**                | **59**                       | **411.69**          | **21771**                |    |
| 1                                                                                                                                               | Arunachal Pr.             |             | **0**                        | 0.00                | 0                        |             | **1**                        | 19.90               | 369                      |             | **0**                        | **0**                              | 0                        | **0**                        | **0**               | **0**                    |    |
| 2                                                                                                                                               | Assam                     |             | **5**                        | 56.61               | 1845                     |             | **7**                        | 64.35               | 2583                     |             | **16**                       | **183.53**                         | 5904                     | **0**                        | **0**               | **0**                    |    |
| 3                                                                                                                                               | Manipur                   |             | **15**                       | 137.60              | 5535                     |             | **13**                       | 95.88               | 4797                     |             | **17**                       | **292.31**                         | 6273                     | **3**                        | **33.05**           | 1107                     |    |
| 4                                                                                                                                               | Meghalaya                 |             | **1**                        | 3.84                | 369                      |             | **2**                        | 16.77               | 738                      |             | **1**                        | **4.8**                            | 369                      | **1**                        | **6.87**            | 369                      |    |
| 5                                                                                                                                               | Mizoram                   |             | **9**                        | 83.62               | 3321                     |             | **8**                        | 80.22               | 2952                     |             | **4**                        | **51.22**                          | 1476                     | **1**                        | **7.38**            | 369                      |    |
| 6                                                                                                                                               | Nagaland                  |             | **5**                        | 29.42               | 1845                     |             | **1**                        | 3.48                | 369                      |             | **5**                        | **38.87**                          | 1845                     | **0**                        | **0**               | 0                        |    |
| 7                                                                                                                                               | Tripura                   |             | **0**                        | 0.00                | 0                        |             | **0**                        | 0.00                | 0                        |             | **0**                        | **0**                              | 0                        | **0**                        | **0**               | 0                        |    |
| 8                                                                                                                                               | Sikkim                    |             | **0**                        | 0.00                | 0                        |             | **1**                        | 9.95                | 369                      |             | **1**                        | **9.95**                           | 369                      | **1**                        | **9.30**            | 369                      |    |
|                                                                                                                                                 | Total (NE)                |             | **35**                       | 311.09              | 12915                    |             | **33**                       | 290.55              | 12177                    |             | **44**                       | **580.68**                         | **16236**                | **6**                        | **56.06**           | **2214**                 |    |
|                                                                                                                                                 | **Total (ROC+NE)**        |             | **203**                      | **1791.94**         | 74907                    |             | **268**                      | **2540.90**         | 98892                    |             | **295**                      | **3074.00**                        | 108855                   | **65**                       | **468.29**          | **23985**                |    |

**Annexure-I**

| **State-wise Number of Integrated Rehabilitation Centres for Addicts (IRCAs)run by NGOs being supported under the Scheme of Assistance for Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drugs) Abuse**   |                          |                     |                       |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
| **SL.    No.**                                                                                                                                                                                      | **Name of the State/UT** | **Number of IRCAs** | **Number of NGOs**  . |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh           | 11                  | 10                    |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Bihar                    | 12                  | 12                    |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Chhattisgarh             | 2                   | 2                     |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Goa                      | 1                   | 1                     |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Gujarat                  | 8                   | 3                     |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Haryana                  | 11                  | 8                     |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Himachal Pradesh         | 2                   | 2                     |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Jammu & Kashmir          | 1                   | 1                     |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Jharkhand                | 2                   | 2                     |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Karnataka                | 34                  | 32                    |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Kerala                   | 25                  | 24                    |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh           | 17                  | 17                    |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Maharashtra              | 59                  | 55                    |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Orissa                   | 33                  | 27                    |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Punjab                   | 11                  | 11                    |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Rajasthan                | 17                  | 12                    |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Tamil Nadu               | 29                  | 27                    |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Telangana                | 9                   | 7                     |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh            | 29                  | 27                    |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Uttarakhand              | 4                   | 3                     |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                  | West Bengal              | 14                  | 11                    |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Delhi                    | 6                   | 5                     |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh        | 1                   | 1                     |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Assam                    | 15                  | 14                    |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Manipur                  | 20                  | 20                    |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Meghalaya                | 2                   | 2                     |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Mizoram                  | 10                  | 9                     |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Nagaland                 | 5                   | 5                     |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Sikkim                   | 1                   | 1                     |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     | TOTAL                    | **391**             | **351**               |