New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will launch National Narcotics Helpline ‘MANAS’ and inaugurate NCB Zonal Office at Srinagar. He will also release the NCB ‘Annual Report 2023’ and compendium on ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat’. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Government of India has adopted a ‘Zero Tolerance Policy’ against drug trafficking to curb the menace of drugs. The Ministry of Home Affairs will achieve PM Modi's goal of a drug-free India by 2047 through a three-point strategy: strengthening of institutional structure, coordination among all narco agencies and an extensive public awareness campaign.

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah will chair the 7th Apex Level Meeting of the Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) on Thursday, 18th July 2024, in New Delhi. The Home Minister will launch the National Narcotics Helpline ‘MANAS’ (Madak Padarth Nishedh Asuchna Kendra) and inaugurate the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Zonal Office at Srinagar. Amit Shah will also release the NCB ‘Annual Report 2023’ and the Compendium on ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat’. The meeting aims to coordinate and synergise the efforts of various central and state government agencies involved in countering drug trafficking and abuse in India.

Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Government of India has adopted a ‘Zero Tolerance Policy’ against drug trafficking to curb the menace of drugs. The Ministry of Home Affairs will achieve PM Modi's goal of a drug-free India by 2047 through a three-point strategy: strengthening of institutional structure, coordination among all narco agencies, and an extensive public awareness campaign. As part of this strategy, a number of steps have been taken, including organising NCORD meetings of all stakeholders at all levels of the four-tier system on a regular basis, the launch of a dedicated centralised NCORD Portal for sharing of activities and best practices, and the formation of a Joint Coordination Committee for coordination on operational matters of specific large cases with connections to other crimes and international ramifications. Other steps include the establishment of a dedicated Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) in each state/UT, high priority to the Drug Disposal drive, the launch of the NIDAAN Portal for narco offenders, the creation of canine squads for drug detection, the strengthening of forensic capabilities, the establishment of Special NDPS Courts and Fast Track Courts, and the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan (NMBA) for generating awareness against drug abuse.

The NCORD mechanism was formed in 2016 for better coordination between states and the Ministry of Home Affairs. It has been further strengthened through a four-tier system in 2019. It has an Apex Level NCORD Committee, which is headed by the Union Home Secretary, an Executive Level NCORD Committee, which is headed by the Special Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, State Level NCORD Committees, headed by Chief Secretaries, and District Level NCORD Committees headed by District Magistrates. /BI