New Delhi, July 30: Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Mansukh Mandaviya, has urged the youth of India to participate in a nationwide campaign aimed at drug de-addiction and national development.
In a video shared on social media, Mandaviya called on young people to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this initiative. He stated, “It is time for the youth to walk alongside Prime Minister Modi. He will launch the Drug-Free Youth Campaign for a Developed India on August 2.”
The minister highlighted that the campaign aims to unite over one crore youth at more than 10,000 locations across the country, pledging to create a drug-free India. He encouraged all young individuals to visit the ‘My India’ portal and join the drug-free page to contribute to the nation’s development.
Prime Minister Modi will kick off this significant movement on August 2, which is designed to raise awareness over 100 weeks. The campaign will feature walkathons, sports competitions, street plays, meditation sessions, and various awareness programs across 10,000 locations nationwide. Schools, colleges, universities, youth clubs, NGOs, and over 125 spiritual organizations are expected to participate, with the potential involvement of more than one crore youth.
This initiative aims to combat the use and illegal trade of substances such as cannabis, heroin, opium, charas, cocaine, MDMA (Ecstasy), methamphetamine (ice), narcotic pills, codeine-based cough syrup, and other psychotropic drugs on a national scale.
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