Archive · 21 Dec 2025
Punjab Trains 146 College Teachers
The Punjab government has trained 146 teachers from different colleges to help fight against drugs.
These teachers will work as special officers to prevent drug use in their schools.
The training happened over three days in December 2025.
The goal is to make colleges safer places by stopping drug abuse.
Teachers from 23 districts of Punjab attended the training.
This is part of a bigger plan to reduce drug demand in the state.
146 teachers from government and government-aided colleges in Punjab trained as nodal officers for drug prevention.
Training was part of the Punjab government's 'War Against Drugs' campaign.
Workshops were held from December 18 to 20, 2025, at Shaheed Major Harminderpal Singh Government College, SAS Nagar (Mohali).
Faculty members from 23 districts of Punjab participated in the training.
The initiative aims to create an anti-drug framework in colleges under the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR).
- Who
- Teachers from 146 government and government-aided colleges in Punjab
- What
- Trained as nodal officers for drug prevention
- When
- December 18 to 20, 2025
- Where
- Shaheed Major Harminderpal Singh Government College, SAS Nagar (Mohali)
- Why
- To strengthen the fight against substance abuse in educational institutions
- Number of Teachers Trained
- 146
- Initiative Name
- War Against Drugs
- Organizing Department
- Department of Higher Education
- Plan Under
- National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR)
- Training Duration
- December 18 to 20, 2025
- Training Location
- Shaheed Major Harminderpal Singh Government College, SAS Nagar (Mohali)
- Number of Districts Involved
- 23