Lok Sabha Question No. 419 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-26
Subject: Drug Abuse
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY, OM BIRLA

## 419. DRUG ABUSE

## SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY: SHRI OM BIRLA:

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

- (a) whether the Government pro poses to undertake a new/nation - wide survey on drug abuse and if so, the details thereof; (b) the details of funds allocated to various NGOs/Voluntary Organisations for rehabil of victims of substance abuse and alcoholism along with the number of persons benefited during each of the last two years and the current year, State -wise including Rajasthan; (c) whether there is shortage of funds for the said purpose, if so, the details ther steps taken by t he Government to improve the funding for the purpose; (d) whether the Government has any proposal to increase the number of Regional Resour Training Centres functioning in the country, if so, the details thereof and the step this regard; and (e) the measures/steps taken by the Government to understand the frequent changes in p
- of drug abuse during the last five years in order to deal with the menace?

## ANSWER

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

(a)In2007, the Ministry had requested National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) to conduct nationwide survey on extent, pattern and trend of alcohol and drug abuse. Accordingly NSSO had conducted a pilot survey in the cities of Amritsar, Imphal and Mumbai in MarchApril  2010.  The  report  of  the  pilot  survey  was  received  from  NSSO  on  05.01.2011. examination of the report of the Pilot Survey, certain issues relating to under estima -coverage of certain age groups etc. were raised and a more comprehensi ve and extended pilot survey was suggested. The National Statistical Commission (NSC) in its meeting held 06.09.2013  has  observed  that  no  purpose  would  be  served  by  conducting  the  propose Advanced Pilot Survey and suggested that the methodology and the sampling design may be

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 419 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.04.2016

looked afresh. Thereafter, a Working Group was constituted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, with NSSO as nodal organization to devise the modalities advanced pilot survey in the States of Punjab and Man ipur. The report of the Working Group has  been  received.    However,  the Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation hasinformed that the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment can conduct the surv through the help of NGOs on the pattern of ea rlier pilot survey done in the year 2010. The NSSO would provide all the necessary support if required. The Ministry is in the proc finalizing an agency for conducting the National Survey.

(b) State - wise details of Grant in aid released to the NGOs and number of beneficiaries under the Scheme of Assistance for Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drugs) Abuse duri last three years, including Rajasthan, is placed at Annexure. (c) As per scheme parameters, funds have not been a constraint. (d)Under  the  Scheme  of  Assistance  for  Prevention  of  Alcoholism  and  Substance  (Drugs Abuse  and  for  Social  Defence  Services,  the  Ministry  designates  an  NGO  of  repute  wi adequate experience and consistently good track record as a Regional Resource and Trai Centre (RRTC) on receipt of recommendation from the State Government. Presently, twelv NGOs have been designated as RRTCs under the Scheme. (e)  The  proposed  National  Survey  as  stated  in  para  (a)  above,  would  capture  the regarding extent, pattern and trend of drug abuse in the country.

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Name of the Bureau: Social Defence

## Annexure (As referred to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 419 dated 26.04.2016)

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

| Sl. No .   | Name of the State/ UT   | No. of projects assisted   | Amount Released(R s. In lakhs)   | No. of Beneficiaries   | No. of projects assisted   | Amount Released (Rs. In lakhs)   | No. of Beneficiaries   | No. of projects assisted   | Amount Released (Rs. In lakhs)   | No. of Beneficiaries   |
|------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|
|            |                         | 2013-14                    | 2013-14                          | 2013-14                | 2014-15                    | 2014-15                          | 2014-15                | 2015-16                    | 2015-16                          | 2015-16                |
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh          | 17                         | 165.42                           | 6273                   | 7                          | 60.42                            | 2583                   | 11                         | 68.13                            | 2583                   |
| 2          | Bihar                   | 12                         | 131.19                           | 4428                   | 8                          | 67.00                            | 2952                   | 12                         | 77.16                            | 3690                   |
| 3          | Chhattisgarh            | 1                          | 3.93                             | 369                    | 2                          | 30.64                            | 738                    | 2                          | 16.67                            | 738                    |
| 4          | Goa                     | 0                          | 0.00                             | 0                      | 0                          | 0                                | 0                      | 0                          | 0.00                             | 0                      |
| 5          | Gujarat                 | 5                          | 38.39                            | 1845                   | 7                          | 36.00                            | 2583                   | 4                          | 26.13                            | 1476                   |
| 6          | Haryana                 | 8                          | 65.64                            | 2952                   | 7                          | 35.31                            | 2583                   | 12                         | 85.31                            | 4428                   |
| 7          | Himachal Pradesh        | 2                          | 22.28                            | 738                    | 3                          | 23.95                            | 1107                   | 2                          | 24.96                            | 738                    |
| 8          | Jammu & Kashmir         | 0                          | 0.00                             | 0                      | 1                          | 23.00                            | 369                    | 1                          | 4.97                             | 369                    |
| 9          | Jharkhand               | 1                          | 6.91                             | 369                    | 1                          | 8.50                             | 369                    | 0                          | 0.00                             | 0                      |
| 10         | Karnataka               | 14                         | 118.84                           | 5166                   | 28                         | 227.38                           | 10332                  | 33                         | 265.87                           | 11070                  |
| 11         | Kerala                  | 17                         | 130.69                           | 6273                   | 21                         | 215.91                           | 7749                   | 20                         | 162.84                           | 5904                   |
| 12         | Madhya Pradesh          | 11                         | 107.06                           | 4059                   | 13                         | 116.00                           | 4797                   | 12                         | 146.12                           | 6273                   |
| 13         | Maharashtra             | 47                         | 417.19                           | 17343                  | 43                         | 378.85                           | 15867                  | 87                         | 707.78                           | 29520                  |
| 14         | Orissa                  | 29                         | 296.89                           | 10701                  | 26                         | 227.50                           | 9594                   | 48                         | 386.18                           | 14022                  |
| 15         | Punjab                  | 4                          | 31.61                            | 1476                   | 8                          | 53.00                            | 2952                   | 34                         | 169.89                           | 14760                  |
| 16         | Rajasthan               | 16                         | 159.46                           | 5904                   | 9                          | 84.33                            | 3321                   | 17                         | 176.38                           | 5535                   |
| 17         | Tamil Nadu              | 12                         | 107.12                           | 4428                   | 24                         | 203.00                           | 8856                   | 31                         | 234.64                           | 9594                   |
| 18         | Telangana               | 0                          | 0.00                             | 0                      | 5                          | 38.65                            | 1845                   | 7                          | 29.80                            | 2583                   |
| 19         | Uttar Pradesh           | 19                         | 207.36                           | 7011                   | 20                         | 194.00                           | 7380                   | 21                         | 130.05                           | 5535                   |
| 20         | Uttarakhand             | 3                          | 33.78                            | 1107                   | 2                          | 17.00                            | 738                    | 3                          | 21.08                            | 1107                   |
| 21         | West Bengal             | 11                         | 130.00                           | 4059                   | 10                         | 92.56                            | 3690                   | 13                         | 87.23                            | 4428                   |
| 22         | A&N islands             | 0                          | 0.00                             | 0                      | 0                          | 0                                | 0                      | 0                          | 0.00                             | 0                      |
| 23         | Chandigarh              | 0                          | 0.00                             | 0                      | 0                          | 0                                | 0                      | 0                          | 0.00                             | 0                      |
| 24         | D&N Haveli              | 0                          | 0.00                             | 0                      | 0                          | 0                                | 0                      | 0                          | 0.00                             | 0                      |
| 25         | Delhi                   | 6                          | 76.59                            | 2214                   | 6                          | 360.32                           | 2214                   | 8                          | 206.78                           | 1107                   |
| 26         | Daman &Diu              | 0                          | 0.00                             | 0                      | 0                          | 0                                | 0                      | 0                          | 0.00                             | 0                      |

## State-wise release of funds during the last three years i.e. from 2013-14 to 2015-16

| 27   | Lakshadweep    |   0 |    0.00 |     0 |   0 |       0 |      0 |   0 |    0.00 |      0 |
|------|----------------|-----|---------|-------|-----|---------|--------|-----|---------|--------|
| 28   | Puducherry     |   0 |    0    |     0 |   0 |    0    |      0 |   1 |    1.35 |    369 |
|      | Total (ROC)    | 235 | 2250.35 | 86715 | 251 | 2493.32 |  92619 | 379 | 3029.32 | 125829 |
| 1    | Arunachal Pr.  |   1 |   19.9  |   369 |   0 |    0    |      0 |   0 |    0    |      0 |
| 2    | Assam          |   7 |   64.35 |  2583 |  16 |  183.53 |   5904 |  10 |   98.79 |   3690 |
| 3    | Manipur        |  13 |   95.88 |  4797 |  17 |  292.31 |   6273 |  18 |  313.71 |   8856 |
| 4    | Meghalaya      |   2 |   16.77 |   738 |   1 |    4.8  |    369 |   1 |    6.87 |    369 |
| 5    | Mizoram        |   8 |   80.22 |  2952 |   4 |   51.22 |   1476 |   8 |  116.54 |   4797 |
| 6    | Nagaland       |   1 |    3.48 |   369 |   5 |   38.87 |   1845 |   4 |   40.46 |   2214 |
| 7    | Tripura        |   0 |    0    |     0 |   0 |    0    |      0 |   0 |    0    |      0 |
| 8    | Sikkim         |   1 |    9.95 |   369 |   1 |    9.95 |    369 |   1 |    9.31 |    369 |
|      | Total (NE)     |  33 |  290.55 | 12177 |  44 |  580.68 |  16236 |  42 |  585.68 |  20295 |
|      | Total (ROC+NE) | 268 | 2540.9  | 98892 | 295 | 3074    | 108855 | 421 | 3615    | 146124 |

Note: Any project (IRCA) which received Grant in Aid for two financial years in the year 2015-16, has been counted as two projects assisted.