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India to train 10,000 healthcare workers in addiction care by 2029
India’s health minister, J P Nadda, launched a national addiction-care training programme on Monday in New Delhi.
The programme aims to train 10,000 healthcare professionals by 2029 to prevent, identify and treat problems linked to alcohol and other drugs.
It is part of the government’s plan for a drug-free India and the 2026-2029 Vision Document on Narcotic Control.
Six central government institutions will deliver the training, with AIIMS’s National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre coordinating the work.
Doctors and medical officers will take a 12-week online course, while nurses, counsellors and other staff will have specialised modules; more than 800 nominations have already been received.
Nadda said government departments need to work together because fragmented efforts have left gaps in services, and the programme will expand in stages, with 2,000 people targeted this financial year, 3,000 in 2027-28 and 5,000 in 2028-29.
Union Health Minister J P Nadda called for coordinated action across government to tackle substance abuse in India.
He made the call while launching a programme to train healthcare professionals in drug de-addiction.
The programme aims to train 10,000 professionals by 2029 in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of substance use disorders.
Training will be delivered through six central government institutions, with AIIMS’s National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre coordinating.
The initiative forms part of a national strategy that aims to achieve a drug-free India by 2029.
- Who
- Union Health Minister J P Nadda launched the programme and called for coordinated action.
- What
- A national programme will train healthcare professionals in substance use disorder prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
- When
- It was launched on Monday; the articles were published on October 27, 2026.
- Where
- New Delhi. Training will be delivered through six central government institutions.
- Why
- To improve coordination and expand the availability and quality of addiction care as India works towards a drug-free goal by 2029.
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled the Vision Document on Narcotic Control.
Nadda launched the healthcare capacity-building programme, according to the publication date and the articles’ reference to Monday.
The programme aims to train 2,000 personnel.
The programme aims to train 3,000 personnel.
The programme aims to train 5,000 personnel.
- Training target
- 10,000 healthcare professionals by 2029
- Annual target
- 2,000 in the current financial year; 3,000 in 2027-28; 5,000 in 2028-29
- Coordinating centre
- National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, AIIMS
- Participating institutions
- Six central government institutions
- Strategy
- Vision Document on Narcotic Control 2026-2029