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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 315
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21ST JULY, 2026/ ASHADHA 30, 1948 (SAKA)
TRAFFICKING OF NARCOTICS
†315. SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:
SHRI ZIA UR REHMAN:
Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has taken note of drug trafficking and narcotics
menace in the country;
(b) if so, the specific steps taken by the Government to check and prevent
the illicit trafficking of narcotics along with the action taken under NDPS Act;
and
(c) the plan devised by the Government to strengthen and coordinate
Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) to effectively counter the growing menace
and threats of narcotics including the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI NITYANAND RAI)
(a) & (b) Government has taken various steps to check and prevent the
illicit trafficking of narcotics. The important steps are as under: -
(i) Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Drug Law Enforcement Agencies
(DLEAs) and State Police, are actively engaged in enforcement activity
under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act,
1985. These concerted efforts have resulted in significant
achievements in term of drug seizures, registration of cases, arrests,-2-
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disposal of seized drugs, destruction of illicit cultivation, financial
investigations and preventive detention under Prevention of Illicit
Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PITNDPS) Act,
1988.
(ii) To address the challenge of illicit drug trafficking & abuse of drugs,
Vision Document on Narcotics Control (2026-2029) has been released
on 26.06.2026, which lays down a 3-year road map with clear priorities
and time bound targets to be achieved by various stakeholders to
control drugs with ‘whole-of-government’ & ‘whole-of-society’ approach.
(iii) Established a 4-tier Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) mechanism for
ensuring better coordination between Central & State Drug Law
Enforcement Agencies and other stake holders in the field of controlling
drug trafficking and drug abuse in India.
(iv) To monitor the investigation of significant and important drug cases
including cases of narco-terrorism, a Joint Coordination Committee
(JCC) with DG, NCB as its Chairman has been set up.
(v) All DGPs of States/UTs have been requested for sensitization of beat
constables, field officers and SHOs regarding Red Flag Indicators (RFI)
and emerging threats relating to clandestine manufacturing of synthetic
drugs, particularly Mephedrone and ATS.-3-
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(vi) Financial investigations and effective implementation of the PITNDPS is
being regularly emphasized at forums viz. NCORD, JCC, Regional
Conference for dismantling and weakening of organized synthetic drug
trafficking networks.
(vii) Comprehensive guideline on financial investigation, facilitating
systematic identification, tracing and attachment of proceeds of crime
have been issued.
(viii) For the capacity building of Drug Law Enforcement Officers and
Agencies, NCB organizes workshops/ seminars/ training programmes.
NCB is regularly conducting specialised training programmes on
investigation of clandestine laboratories and precursor chemical
diversion in collaboration with the US-DEA, with participation of officers
from Central Agencies and State DLEAs.
(ix) India holds regular Director General (DG) Level/Bilateral talks on drug
related matters with countries such as Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Sri
Lanka, Indonesia, Singapore, United States of America (USA).
(x) NCB has strengthened international cooperation in drug control through
bilateral agreements with 27 countries and MoUs with 19 countries.-4-
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(c) To strengthen NCB, the following steps have been taken:-
i. Regional offices have been increased from 03 to 07 by addition of 04
Regional offices at Amritsar, Guwahati, Chennai and Ahmedabad.
ii. Zonal offices have been increased from 13 to 30, across the Country by
addition of 05 new Zonal offices at Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Siliguri
(West Bengal), Agartala (Tripura), Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) and Raipur
(Chhattisgarh) and by upgradation of 12 existing Sub-zones as Zones.
iii. Approval has been accorded recently for establishment of Six (06) new
Zonal Offices at Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar Islands), Dimapur
(Nagaland), Aizawl (Mizoram), Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), Shillong
(Meghalaya) and Gangtok (Sikkim).
iv. In addition, 10 Field offices have been approved and operationalized.
v. 568 new posts have been created in the sanctioned strength of NCB.
vi. In-principle approval for the establishment of a dedicated Directorate of
Prosecution within the Narcotics Control Bureau has been accorded.
Additionally, 36 prosecutors have been engaged at Regional and Zonal
offices to add value to the effective prosecution efforts.
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