New Delhi, September 21 (Daily Kiran) : Central Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah is set to inaugurate the third national conference of Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) heads from states and union territories on September 22 in New Delhi. During this event, he will also launch a television commercial aimed at raising awareness about substance abuse.
According to the Home Ministry, Shah will lay the foundation stone for new zonal complexes of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Lucknow and Dehradun. Additionally, the conference will honor the best-performing ANTFs from various states and union territories and unveil a revamped NCB website. This two-day event, organized by the NCB, will see participation from ANTF heads of 36 states and union territories, along with representatives from relevant government departments and other stakeholders.
The government asserts that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and Amit Shah’s guidance, it is actively working in mission mode to protect the youth from the harmful effects of drugs. The Prime Minister has set a vision for a developed India by 2047, emphasizing that a ‘drug-free India’ is essential for this goal.
The conference, themed ‘Collective Resolve, Shared Responsibility,’ will focus on the progress of objectives outlined in the recently released Narcotics Control Vision Document (2026-29). It aims to review efforts made to combat drug trafficking and substance abuse across the country.
Key agenda items include dismantling drug cartels, addressing synthetic drugs and clandestine laboratories, and tackling issues related to the dark web and cryptocurrency investigations. Eight technical sessions will be held based on the four strategic pillars of the Vision Document: enforcement, precursor and synthetic drug control, demand and harm reduction, and capacity building and coordination.
These sessions will cover important topics such as breaking cartel networks, improving enforcement effectiveness, controlling precursors and synthetic drugs, eradicating illicit cultivation of narcotics, and encouraging farmers to adopt alternative crops.
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