Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the 7th apex-level meeting of the Narco-Coordination Center (NCORD) on Thursday in New Delhi. Mr. Shah will launch the National Narcotics Helpline ‘MANAS’ (Madak Padarth Nisedh Asuchna Kendra) and inaugurate the Narcotics Control Bureau’s (NCB) zonal office at Srinagar. Mr Shah will also release NCB ‘Annual Report 2023’ and Compendium on ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat’.
This meeting will focus at coordinating and synergizing the efforts of various central and state government agencies involved in countering drug trafficking and abuse in India. In a statement, the Home Ministry said that a three-point strategy of strengthening of institutional structure, coordination among all narco agencies, and extensive public awareness campaign will achieve the goal of a drug-free India by 2047.
