Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced a comprehensive three-year roadmap from July 2026 to July 2029 to achieve a 'Drug-Free India' by 2029, declaring the period as mission mode with fixed timelines, accountable ministries, measurable outcomes, and quarterly reviews. The roadmap is structured around four pillars: intelligence and operation-based enforcement; precursor and synthetic drugs control; demand and harm reduction; and capacity building and coordination.
Significant achievements since 2014 include drug seizures of over 11.9 million kilograms valued at ₹1.89 lakh crore, compared to 2.6 million kilograms worth ₹40,000 crore during 2004-2014. The government has destroyed 4.868 million kilograms of drugs during 2014-2026 versus 336,000 kilograms in the previous decade. Under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, 250 million citizens have been administered anti-drug pledges, and 570,000 citizens have been freed from addiction through treatment and rehabilitation programs.
The coordinated approach involves multiple agencies including the NCORD mechanism which has held 10 apex meetings, 7 executive meetings, 277 state-level meetings, and 16,798 district-level meetings. International cooperation has been established through agreements with 46 countries. The BHARATPOL system has facilitated the extradition of 274 fugitives from 36 countries since 2019, including those involved in narcotics, economic offenses, terrorism, and gang wars, with properties worth approximately ₹17,874 crore belonging to fugitives being sealed or confiscated.
Future initiatives include tripling the number of drug de-addiction centers to 1,751 through joint efforts of the Department of Social Justice, Health Department, and Prison Administration. The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports will work with educational institutions to make them drug-free, while NCC, NSS and My Bharat programs will prepare lakhs of 'Nasha Mukt Bharat Mitras'. For capacity building, 7% central assistance will be provided to create fully equipped Anti-Narcotics Task Forces in every state by March 2027, and the Ministry of Home Affairs will ensure forensic reports are received within 30 days. The quadrangular strategy specifically targets drug smuggling through Death Triangle and Death Crescent routes, with BSF, CISF, Indian Coast Guard, Customs, and DRI conducting risk-based profiling and installing scanners at borders, ports, airports, and cargo facilities.