Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Amit Shah Opens ANTF Conference to Advance Drug Control
Amit Shah is leading a two-day meeting about stopping illegal drugs in India.
Reports say the meeting was scheduled for Tuesday, while one later report says he inaugurated it on Tuesday.
Anti-drug team leaders from all 36 states and Union Territories are taking part.
They are reviewing a plan for controlling narcotics from 2026 to 2029.
The participants will discuss how to reduce the supply and use of drugs and help people affected by substance abuse.
Experts will talk about drug networks, synthetic drugs, illegal crops, rehabilitation, the darknet and cryptocurrency.
Shah is also releasing television messages about the dangers of drugs and launching a new NCB website.
The meeting will support closer cooperation between national and state anti-drug agencies.
Amit Shah was scheduled to inaugurate, and one report said he inaugurated, the third National Conference of Anti-Narcotics Task Force chiefs in New Delhi on Tuesday.
The two-day conference reviews targets in the Vision Document on Narcotics Control 2026-29 and strategies against drug trafficking and substance abuse.
ANTF chiefs from all 36 states and Union Territories are attending alongside central government departments, agencies and other stakeholders.
Eight technical sessions address trafficking networks, rehabilitation, synthetic drugs, illicit cultivation, enforcement, darknet investigations and cryptocurrency.
Shah is releasing anti-drug television commercials, launching the revamped Narcotics Control Bureau website and supporting new NCB zone complexes in Lucknow and Dehradun.
- Who
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah, ANTF chiefs from all 36 states and Union Territories, and representatives of government departments, agencies and other stakeholders.
- What
- The third National Conference of Anti-Narcotics Task Force chiefs, focused on implementing the Vision Document on Narcotics Control 2026-29 and strengthening action against drug trafficking and substance abuse.
- When
- Tuesday; the conference is described as a two-day event, with one report specifying September 22-23.
- Where
- New Delhi, with related NCB zone complexes planned for Lucknow and Dehradun.
- Why
- To review narcotics-control targets and develop coordinated strategies for supply reduction, demand reduction, harm reduction and drug-law enforcement.
- Conference
- Third National Conference of Anti-Narcotics Task Force chiefs
- Theme
- United Resolve, Shared Responsibility
- Participants
- ANTF chiefs from 36 states and Union Territories, government departments, agencies and other stakeholders
- Policy framework
- Vision Document on Narcotics Control 2026-29
- Strategic pillars
- Enforcement, Intelligence and Operations; Precursors and Synthetic Drugs Control; Demand and Harm Reduction; Capacity Building and Coordination
- Technical sessions
- Eight sessions covering trafficking networks, rehabilitation, enforcement, synthetic drugs, illicit cultivation, darknet investigations and cryptocurrency
- Additional initiatives
- Anti-drug television commercials, a revamped NCB website, recognition of the best-performing ANTF and new NCB zone complexes in Lucknow and Dehradun
Sources
Amit Shah to Inaugurate ANTF Chiefs' Conference on Tuesday; Focus on Tackling Drug Menace
Amit Shah Inaugurates 3rd Anti-Narcotics Task Force Conference, Focus On 2026-29 Targets
HM Shah to inaugurate 3rd National ANTF Conference in Delhi, focus on drug-free India
