Lok Sabha Question No. 2790 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-10
Subject: Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2790 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2026

## NASHA MUKT BHARAT ABHIYAN

## DR SHIVAJI BANDAPPA KALGE:

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

- (a) the new outcome-based targets set for the third phase of the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan (NMBA) in various States in the country;
- analytics to identify high-risk districts for targeted Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan (NMBA) interventions;
- the district-wise details of such high-risk areas identified in the State of Maharashtra, and whether any mandatory certification process has been implemented for all Government-aided deaddiction centres in the country;
- (d) if the details of the measures adopted by the Government to  reintegrate recovered individuals into the mainstream through skill training and employment opportunities including the State-wise details thereof; and being SO,
- (e) the current status of the restructuring of the National Action Plan for Demand Reduction (NAPDDR)? Drug

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI BL.VERMA)

- (a) To mobilise citizens across all States and UTs for the Sth year celebration of Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA); a national campaign (lst August 2025 to November 2025) was organised with a series activities that   collectively reached 6.5 crore   people. To further   maintain the momentum of  awareness generation activities, the new result-based targets set after August; 2025 of NMBA focus o the following areas:
- Strengthening, training and capacity building of NMBA Youth/Master Volunteers
- Targeted Intervention approach for vulnerable and at risk groups.
- Focus on IEC tools and techniques with evidence-based material
- Involvement of new faith-based/spiritual organizations for sustained efforts
- Quality de-addiction, treatment, rehabilitation, and telemedicine services.
- Inter-ministerial Cooperation and Coordination with line ministries
- (b): This Department has entrusted National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), AIIMS, to carry out the National Survey on the Extent and Pattern of substance use in India to provide national, state-level and district-level estimates of proportion and absolute number of people who use various substances and people who are suffering from substance use disorders (harmful users and dependence on various substances) in India and also provide information on substance use and its consequences in the specific population groups. 2nd

AI-based analytics to identify high-risk districts for targeted interventions under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) is done by NDDTC, AIIMS.

- (c): To assess and to know the magnitude of the problem of substance use in the country, a Comprehensive National Level Survey on the Magnitude of Substance Abuse in India was conducted by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment through National Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), AIIMS which was published in 2019. However, it provided results at the level of States and at the national level in terms of estimates of the number percentage of people psychoactive substances and   people   affected by substance use disorders. The methodology was not geared to provide data at the level of districts or any other sub-state level: Drug using

With an aim to  standardisation and  improving the quality of the drug addiction treatment  facilities across the country, any organisation seeking or receiving grants from Government is mandatorily required to on NITI Ayog s NGO Darpan Portal and obtain a recommendation from the concerned State Government/UTs. This recommendation is issued only after the organisation has fully complied with all applicable laws, rules and regulations register

Moreover; every Grant in Aid institution   (GIA) must have accreditation   from organisations   identified by the Ministry as   per  NAPDDR guidelines. The   accreditation process for such organizations is currently underway through National Accreditation Board for Hospitals (NABH):

- (d): In order to promote meaningful livelihood activities and employment opportunities, programmes for skill development, vocational training and livelihood support of recovering drug users are carried out though Grant in Aid institution  (GIA) including  Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for Addicts (IRCA) and District De-Addiction Centre (DDAC) The Department in convergence with Department of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship other Ministries/  Departments and other   agencies/institutions encourage said activities including the spiritual organisations that are associated with Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan. The State wise details of the number of beneficiaries of the de-addiction centres supported by the Department during the last three years is annexed at Annexure I and
- e For restructuring the National Action Plan for Demand Reduction; a series of consultations including Chintan Shivirs and Regional Review/consultation were organised by the Department with multiple stakeholders experts, line Ministries/Departments including i.e. Health; Education and Prisons etc. For sustained   efforts, an   expert   committee has also been constituted for   restructuring the NAPDDR guidelines Drug

Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha admitted Unstarred Question No. 2790 to be answered on 10.03.2026 by Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke and Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge regarding 'Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan" .

The state wise details of the number of beneficiaries of the de-addiction centres supported by the Department during the last three years is as follows-

| S.No.   | Name of the Statel UT      | FY 2022-23   | FY 2023-24   | FY 2024-25   |
|---------|----------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh             | 20036        | 48094        | 76061        |
| 2       | A&N islands                |              |              | 0            |
| 3       | Arunachal Pr:              | 5            |              |              |
| 4       | Assam                      | 26869        | 40328        | 36674        |
| 5       | Bihar                      | 1487         | 1639         | 29429        |
| 6       | Chandigarh                 | 1145         | 5440         | 5465         |
| 7       | IChhatisgarh               |              | 16742        | 16848        |
| 8       | D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu | 182          | 187          | 192          |
| 9       | Delhi                      | 26635        |              | 41000        |
| 10      | Goa                        | 0            |              |              |
| 11      | IGujarat                   | 1607         | 17658        | 20824        |
| 12      | Haryana                    | 6893         | 6790         | 6550         |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh           | 3207         | 2683         | 3218         |
| 14      | IJammu & Kashmir           | 9774         | 31432        | 35948        |
| 15      | Jharkhand                  | 194          | 190          | 11515        |
| 16      | Karnataka                  | 7179         | 7501         | 8248         |
| 17      | Kerala                     | 10385        | 12747        | 12943        |
| 18      | Ladakh                     |              |              | 1138         |
|         | [akshadweep                |              |              |              |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh             | 55461        | 78015        | 100472       |
| 21      | Maharashtra                | 8705         | 10347        | 28739        |
| 22      | Manipur                    | 10313        | 18920        | 32528        |
| 23      | Meghalaya                  | 196          | 417          | 627          |
| 24      | Mizoram                    | 2196         | 8790         | 8931         |
| 25      | NNagaland                  | 1293         | 2556         | 6757         |
| 26      | Orissa                     | 32241        | 39965        | 48306        |
| 27      | Puducherry                 | 463          | 4628         | 4571         |
| 28      | [Punjab                    | 11239        | 11486        | 11603        |
| 29      | [Rajasthan                 | 28982        | 52713        | 71355        |
| 30      | ISikkim                    | 165          | 114          | 294          |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                 | 3668         | 15938        | 44271        |
| 32      | Telangana                  | 6174         | 6995         | 12032        |
| 33      | Tripura                    | 416          |              |              |
| 34      | UUttar Pradesh             | 31041        | 71721        | 96749        |
| 35      | UUttarakhand               | 5230         | 5537         | 5472         |
| 36      | West Bengal                | 8942         | 17786        | 20133        |
|         | TOTAL                      | 339585       | 581813       | 798893       |

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