Tamenglong College observed the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA), an initiative of the Government of India to eradicate the use of substance abuse.
According to the National Comprehensive Survey conducted by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, there are more than 60 million drug users in India of which a large number of users are in the age group of 10-17 years. The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has been mandated with the task of reducing drug abuse, particularly among the youth.
The objectives of Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan is to reach out to the masses and spread awareness about substance abuse through various activities like:
- Awareness generation programmes
- Focus on higher educational Institutions, university campuses and schools
- Reaching out to the Community and identifying dependent population
- Focus on counselling and treatment facilities in hospitals and rehabilitation centres that have been geo-tagged
- Capacity building programmes for service providers
The Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Shri Thawaarchand Gehlot launched the website for the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) on the occasion of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on 26 June 2021, which is observed worldwide to strengthen action and cooperation in achieving the goal of a sustainable world free of substance abuse. The entire world is facing the menace of drug addiction which has a devastating impact on the addict, individual, family and a large section of society.
