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Amit Shah to Lead National Conference on Drug Control
Amit Shah will open a meeting about fighting illegal drugs in India.
Leaders from anti-drug teams in 36 states and Union Territories will attend.
The meeting will last two days.
They will discuss a plan for controlling narcotics from 2026 to 2029.
They will also talk about stopping drug suppliers and helping people affected by drug abuse.
Experts will discuss newer problems involving synthetic drugs, the darknet and cryptocurrency.
Shah will release television messages warning people about drugs.
He will also support new Narcotics Control Bureau buildings in Lucknow and Dehradun.
The meeting aims to help government agencies work together to reduce drug trafficking and substance abuse.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the third national conference of Anti-Narcotics Task Force chiefs on Tuesday.
The two-day meeting will review the Vision Document on Narcotics Control 2026-29 and national anti-drug efforts.
ANTF chiefs from 36 states and Union Territories will attend alongside government departments and other stakeholders.
Sessions will address trafficking networks, rehabilitation, synthetic drugs, illicit cultivation, darknet investigations and cryptocurrency.
Shah will release anti-drug television commercials, launch the revamped NCB website and lay foundation stones for NCB complexes in Lucknow and Dehradun.
- Who
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Anti-Narcotics Task Force chiefs from 36 states and Union Territories, government departments and other stakeholders.
- What
- The third national conference of Anti-Narcotics Task Force chiefs, focused on narcotics control and anti-drug strategies.
- Where
- When
- Tuesday; the conference will run for two days.
- Why
- To review the Vision Document on Narcotics Control 2026-29 and strengthen supply reduction, demand reduction, harm reduction and drug-law enforcement.
Key facts
- Conference
- Third national conference of Anti-Narcotics Task Force chiefs
- Theme
- United Resolve, Shared Responsibility
- Participants
- Anti-Narcotics Task Force chiefs from 36 states and Union Territories, along with government departments and stakeholders
- Policy focus
- Vision Document on Narcotics Control 2026-29
- Technical sessions
- Eight sessions covering enforcement, rehabilitation, synthetic drugs, illicit cultivation, darknet investigations and cryptocurrency
- Additional announcements
- Anti-drug television commercials, a revamped Narcotics Control Bureau website and new zone complexes in Lucknow and Dehradun
Quotes
Government statement
Official statement describing the conference programme
“Based on the theme of the “United Resolve, Shared Responsibility”, the conference will focus on progress of targets assigned to State/UTs ANTFs in recently released Vision Document on Narcotics Control (2026-29) and initiatives and efforts undertaken by the concerned stakeholders in combating the menace of drug trafficking and substance abuse across the country.”
theprint.in
“This national event will also seek to further deepen a future-ready partnership between NCB and State/UT ANTFs to combat drug abuse and realise the vision of a Drug-Free India”
deccanchronicle.com
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