The Narendra Modi government is resolute in its mission to eliminate all forms of narcotics from the nation and is exerting every effort to achieve this objective, Union Home Minister Amit Shah declared on Tuesday.
Speaking at the Second National Conference of Heads of Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of States and Union Territories, he also stated that the time has come to escalate efforts against the drug menace to ensure greater successes in the future.
The conference, organised by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), commenced in New Delhi on Tuesday. The Home Minister noted that Prime Minister Modi has set a target of 2047 to transform India into a fully developed and pre-eminent nation. To realise this vision, the country must be completely secure, he emphasised.
"The Modi government is determined to wipe out the drug menace from the country and is making all-out efforts to achieve this goal," Shah said.
"PM Modi has set forth the vision of creating an India by 2047 that will be the world's number one in every aspect and fully developed -- a nation secure enough that no one can penetrate. For this, our youth are the biggest hope, and if they are determined, nothing is impossible, as they are the foundation of any nation.
"Shah highlighted that in some parts of the world, a clear link exists between a nation’s development and the challenge of drug abuse. "Unfortunately, two of the regions from where drugs are supplied globally are very close to us. So this is the time that we fight against it strongly," he said.
The Home Minister stressed the importance of protecting the younger generation from drugs to achieve the goal of a fully developed India, noting that the youth are the foundation of any great nation.
Shah identified three types of narcotics cartels: one operating at the country’s entry points, another handling distribution from entry points to states, and the third operating through small shops or kiosks selling drugs.
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"The time has come to deal a big blow to these three types of cartels. I believe that it can happen only when the officers responsible for working against drugs decide to take strong action against them," the minister said. The Home Minister also initiated the destruction of narcotics worth Rs 4,794 crore, seized from various parts of the country.
On Monday, Shah reiterated that the Modi government was committed to eradicating the drug menace by uniting all ANTFs. He also released the NCB’s annual report for 2024.
The NCB has been actively collaborating with the GST department, state drug controllers, Income Tax authorities, and financial institutions to expose the full extent of the drug diversion network.
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