India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The Government in its endeavor for a drug free India has taken various initiatives for speedy disposal of seized narcotics, some of which are as under: -
certified under section 52A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 and submit it to the Chairman of the concerned Drug Disposal Committee (DDC) for early destruction of the seized properties. The officer in-charge/ custodian of storage facility carry out disposal of seized drugs at regular intervals through respective DDC.
its recommendations to the Head of the Department who shall order their disposal by a high level Drug Disposal Committee specially constituted for this purpose.
Year
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Total Quantity
1,58,198
1,39,597
8,65,547
7,62,015
4,51,088
Crop
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Cannabis cultivation
21,559
34,866
26,266
22,507
34,018
Opium Poppy
10,769
11,027
13,796
31,786
22,512
disposed of (in Kg)
(in acre)
(in acre)
(in acre)
(in acre)
(in acre)
The quantity of narcotics drug disposed of during 2020 to 2024 as reported by all DLEAs to Narcotics Control Bureau is as under: -
Source: Narcotics Control Bureau
The total area of cannabis and opium cultivation destroyed during 2020 to 2024 as reported by all DLEAs to Narcotics Control Bureau is as under: -
Source: Narcotics Control Bureau
This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
