Archive · 6 Sep 2026
Amit Shah Sets 2029 Roadmap for Drug-Free India
Amit Shah announced a plan to make India drug-free by 2029.
He said illegal drugs harm future generations and can help fund terrorism.
The government plans to work against drug networks, not just seize individual shipments.
The plan will run in mission mode from 2026 to 2029.
It will have deadlines, responsible ministries, regular reviews and measurable results.
Its goals are to reduce the supply of drugs, reduce demand for them and limit the harm they cause.
Shah said drug seizures have increased greatly since 2014.
The plan also includes controlling chemicals used to make synthetic drugs and improving cooperation among agencies.
A BJP event in Goa was shortened because of a deadly building collapse in Delhi.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah called narcotics control India’s biggest national fight after ending Naxalism.
Shah unveiled a three-year, 2026–29 mission-mode roadmap and vision document for narcotics control.
The plan targets supply reduction, demand reduction and harm reduction through four strategic pillars.
Shah said drug seizures rose from 26 lakh kilograms between 2004 and 2014 to more than 1.19 crore kilograms from 2014 to July 2026.
A BJP headquarters inauguration in Goa was curtailed because of the building collapse in Delhi.
- Who
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced the roadmap, with state and national agencies expected to implement it.
- What
- A three-year roadmap and vision document aimed at achieving a drug-free India by 2029.
- When
- The announcement was made on Sunday; the mission-mode period is 2026–29.
- Where
- At a press conference in Goa; the planned BJP headquarters event was near Panaji.
- Why
- Shah said narcotics trafficking damages future generations and that drug money can fund terrorism.
Government's Assessment
Previous Government's Record
Approach to narcotics enforcement
Government's Assessment
Amit Shah said the BJP government made narcotics control a national-security priority from 2019, coordinated agencies and shifted from seizure-focused action to investigations targeting entire networks.
Previous Government's Record
Shah characterized the Congress government's pre-2014 action as fragmented, conducted in isolated efforts and limited to small seizures.
- Target year
- The government aims to achieve a drug-free India by 2029.
- Mission period
- The roadmap will operate in mission mode from 2026 to 2029.
- Core outcomes
- Supply reduction, demand reduction and harm reduction.
- Four pillars
- Intelligence and operation-based enforcement; precursor and synthetic-drug control; demand and harm reduction; capacity building and coordination.
- Seizures before 2014
- Twenty-six lakh kilograms of narcotics and psychotropic substances were seized from 2004 to 2014.
- Seizures after 2014
- More than 1.19 crore kilograms were seized from 2014 to July 2026, according to Shah.
- Implementation structure
- The government created a four-tier NCORD mechanism and dedicated anti-narcotics task forces in all states and union territories.