The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJ) on December 17, 2024, issued the sixth revision of the Scheme Of National Action Plan For Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR).
The objectives and activities of the Scheme of Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drug) Abuse form a subset of the objectives of the NAPDDR, which is the main scheme under which all the initiatives towards DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION in the country can be carried out through Government of India, State/UT Governments, implementing agencies like PRIs, NGOs, Trusts, ULBs, Autonomous organizations, Technical Forums, Hospitals, Prison Administrations and soon.
To have a comprehensive scheme under which all Drug demand reduction activities can be conceptualized and implemented, the Scheme of Assistance for Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drug) Abuse has been merged into NAPDDR. In the resultant scheme of NAPDDR, all the projects, components and interventions would be converged and implemented in a focused manner with flexible utilization of funds allocated and human resources engaged for the scheme. NAPDDR is proposed to be implemented through both modes of funding as in a central sector and a centrally sponsored scheme with 100% funding from the Centre.
The Revised Scheme shall be effective from June 14, 2023.
For further details, please refer to the document attached below.
