The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MOSJ&E) vide notification dated August 23, 2022 has issued a notification to revise the scheme of the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR). The revised scheme shall come into force from August 03, 2022.
The objective of this scheme is to create awareness and educate people about the ill effects of alcoholism and substance abuse and for providing a whole range of community-based services for identification, motivation, counseling, de-addiction, after care, and rehabilitation for Whole Person Recovery (WPR) of substance and alcohol users.
The Scope of the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction includes preventive education, creation of awareness, elimination of stigmatization and discrimination against individuals dependent on substances and development of human resources and mechanism for rehabilitation.
