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.