Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan:
India is grappling with an escalating drug abuse crisis. The Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan was launched to address this issue and has now completed five years of implementation.
- Three-pronged strategy—supply control, demand reduction, and medical treatment.
- Key Achievements:
- Mass Sensitisation (18.10+ crore people, 4.85+ lakh institutions)
- Youth Mobilisation (1.67+ crore students, pledge & events)
- Digital & Tech Integration (social media, website, app, geo-tagging)
- Volunteer Network (20,000+ Master Volunteers)
- Community Outreach (campaigns, monitoring, awareness drives)
- Collaborations (MoUs with spiritual/social organisations including The Art of Living, Brahma Kumaris, Sant Nirankari Mission, Ram Chandra Mission (Daaji), ISKCON etc).
- Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan Launched on 15th August 2020 by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
- It aims to raise awareness on substance use, focusing on educational institutions, universities, and schools.
- It targets the identification of dependent populations and strengthens counseling and treatment facilities.
- Initially focused on 272 vulnerable districts, now extended to all districts in India.
