Separate data pertaining to the drug cases registered against students in educational institutions and minors is not being maintained. However, as per latest data published by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) pertaining to the year 2021, State/UT-wise Cases Registered under Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act during 2019-2021 is at Annexure-I.

   The Government of India has taken various steps to tackle drug peddling and  drugs supply. Some of these steps are detailed below:-

      i.        The Government has introduced the NCORD mechanism in 2016 to have effective coordination of actions among various Ministries, Departments, Central and States law enforcement agencies dealing with narcotics. The mechanism was restructured in 2019 into a 4 tier structure as detailed under:-

·         Apex Level Committee (headed by Union Home Secretary)

·         Executive Level Committee (headed by Special Secretary (IS), MHA).

·         State Level Committee (headed by Chief Secretary of the concerned State).

·         District Level Committee (Headed by District Magistrate)

    NCORD mechanism has been further strengthened by addition of new members at different levels to make it more effective and comprehensive.

      ii.        A Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) was constituted vide MHA’s order dated 19 July, 2019 consisting of Central and State Agencies to monitor investigations in case of large seizure of drugs.

    iii.        Dedicated Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) headed by ADG/IG level Police Officer has been established in each State/UT.

    iv.        A special Task Force on Dark net and Crypto currency has been constituted to monitor suspicious transactions related to drugs on Darknet.

     v.        To prevent smuggling along border areas various border guarding forces like BSF, SSB and Assam Rifles have been empowered under Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substance (NDPS) Act, 1985 to make interdiction of drugs.

    vi.        To mitigate the problem of drug trafficking through maritime route, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has been empowered under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act-1985 for making interdiction of narcotic drugs at sea.

   vii.        To prevent Inter-state movement of narcotics drugs across the country by railway network, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) has also been empowered under NDPS Act, 1985 for search, seizure and arrest.

  viii.        Since illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and its abuse is a trans-national   problem,   Govt.   of   India   has   entered   into bilateral

agreements with 27 countries, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 16 countries and 02 Agreements on Security Cooperation for preventing illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursor chemicals.

    ix.        The Government has approved creation of 4 new Regional Offices of NCB at Amritsar, Guwahati, Chennai and Ahmedabad and 05 new Zonal Offices of NCB at Gorakhpur, New Jalpaiguri, Agartala, Pasighat/Lower Siyang &  Raipur with up-gradation of 12 Sub-Zonal offices to Zonal Offices  of NCB at Dehradun, Amritsar, Srinagar, Jaipur, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, Imphal, Goa, Bhopal, Cochin, Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad. Further, 425 new posts have also been created in NCB to strengthen the organizational structure. 

This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai  in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.

RK/AY/SM/AKS/RR/709

RS USQ No. 709 for 26.07.2023

Annexure-I,

State/UT-wise Cases Registered (CR) under Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Act-1985 during 2019-2021

 

SL	State/UT	2019		2020		2021
		CR		CR		CR
1	Andhra Pradesh	717		866		1635
2	Arunachal Pradesh	124		132		264
3	Assam	841		983		2291
4	Bihar	697		964		1469
5	Chhattisgarh	707		875		1123
6	Goa	218		147		121
7	Gujarat	289		308		461
8	Haryana	2677		3060		2741
9	Himachal Pradesh	1439		1538		1537
10	Jharkhand	242		415		609
11	Karnataka	1652		4054		5787
12	Kerala	9245		4968		5695
13	Madhya Pradesh	3432		3155		4068
14	Maharashtra	14158		4714		10087
15	Manipur	338		304		354
16	Meghalaya	117		76		69
17	Mizoram	160		97		122
18	Nagaland	142		115		154
19	Odisha	980		1179		1642
20	Punjab	11536		6909		9972
21	Rajasthan	2592		2743		2989
22	Sikkim	20		19		52
23	Tamil Nadu	4329		5403		6852
24	Telangana	464		509		1346
25	Tripura	316		307		357
26	Uttar Pradesh	10198		10852		10432
27	Uttarakhand	1396		1282		1762
28	West Bengal	1421		1626		1890
	TOTAL STATE(S)	70447		57600		75881
29	A&N Islands		133		55		28
30	Chandigarh		226		134		89
31	D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu		0		5		6
32	Delhi		712		748		566
33	Jammu & Kashmir*		1173		1222		1681
34	Ladakh		-		2		5
35	Lakshadweep		4		4		3
36	Puducherry		26		36		72
	TOTAL UT(S)		2274		2206		2450
	TOTAL (ALL INDIA)		72721		59806		78331
Source: Crime in India (NCRB) *Data of erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir including Ladakh for 2019.