MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI P. BALRAM NAIK)
(a) & (b) : The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 as amended in
2011 provides for in-patient treatment of children which includes children in conflict with
law, who are addicted to any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance, in Integrated
Rehabilitation Centres for Addicts (IRCAs) supported by the Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment under the Scheme of `Assistance for Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance
(Drug) Abuse and for Social Defence Services` or any other corresponding scheme for the
time being in force. These IRCAs provide the following services:-
i. Preventive Education and Awareness Generation
ii. Identification of addicts for motivational counseling
iii. Detoxification and Whole Person Recovery
iv. Referral services
v. After-care and Follow-up
vi. Care and support to families for co-dependence and rehabilitation
The record regarding the number of children who have taken treatment in IRCAs under the
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act is not maintained. However, the
number of beneficiaries including children, who have been benefited under the Ministry`s
Scheme of Assistance for Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drug) Abuse during the
last three years and the current year are as under:-
Year Total No. of Beneficiaries (Approx.)
2010-11 1,10,700
2011-12 1,28,412
2012-13 70,000
2013-14 Nil
(c) and (d): The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in collaboration with National Bal
Bhavan, an autonomous body under the Ministry of Human Resources Development, has undertaken
an awareness generation programme about the ill effects of drug and alcohol abuse among the
children of the age group of 12 to 16 years through a series of activities like poster making,
creative writing, lecture, rally, nukkad natak etc at local, zonal and national level during
the year 2011-12 and 2012-13.
(e): Does not arise in view of (c) and (d) above.
