Government Schemes and Policy · 8 September 2026

Nasha Mukt Bharat 2029 Roadmap: Zero Narcotics Across Borders

Exam-focused facts from the 8 September 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Amit Shah launched the Nasha Mukt Bharat 2029 roadmap, focusing on supply reduction, demand reduction, and harm reduction.
  • The initiative aims to ensure no narcotics enter or leave India's borders.
  • A four-tier NCORD mechanism was created in 2019.
  • Anti-Narcotics Task Forces were established in all states and union territories.
  • A national helpline for rehabilitation of drug-addicted youth and a national database of narco offenders (NIDAN) were launched.
  • From 2019 to 2026 (till July), a total of 93 lakh 34 thousand kg of narcotics and psychotropic substances were seized.
  • From 2024 to June 2026, properties worth ₹1,841 crore were confiscated in 3,016 cases.