What’s in the news?

• The ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan’ or the ‘Drugs-Free India Campaign’ is a campaign against substance abuse flagged off on 15th August 2020 by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. 
• The Nasha Mukt Bharat Annual Action Plan for 2020-21 focuses on 272 districts in 32 states & UT’s which are identified as most vulnerable in terms of usage of drugs and launches a three-pronged attack combining efforts of the Narcotics Bureau, Outreach/Awareness by Social Justice and Treatment through the Health Department.

Components of the action plan

• Awareness generation programmes;
• Focus on Higher Educational institutions, University Campuses and Schools;
• Community outreach and identification of dependent population;
• Focus on Treatment facilities in Hospital settings; and
• Capacity Building Programmes for Service Providers.

Why in News?

• Nearly 10.71 crore people have become part of Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan which includes over 3.37 crore youth, over 2.26 crore females, and over 3.27 lakh educational institutions.

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