(a) whether it has come to the notice of the Government that the incidence of use of drugs is rising among women and children;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the number of women and children detained for selling/using drugs;
(d) the number of de-addiction centres functioning across the country, State-wise;
(e) whether the Government is providing financial assistance to these centres; and
(f) if so, the details of funding provided during the last three years, year and State-wise?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a) to (b) : A study conducted by National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi under the aegis of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on the magnitude of substances use in India presents major findings of the survey in terms of proportion of Indian population using various substances and those affected by substance use disorders. The survey indicates that there are wide variations in the extent and prevalence of substance use across different states and between various substances.
(c) : National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes information on crimes in its publication “Crime in India”. The published reports are available till the year 2018.
(d) to (f) : State wise list of de-addiction centres and the amount sanctioned/released during the last three years is at Annexure-1A and Annexure- 1B .
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Annexure-1A
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) TO (f) OF THE LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.2265 FOR 23.09.2020 ASKED BY SHRI ANTO ANTONY REGARDING ‘DRUG USE
State-wise list of de-addiction centres:
Sl. No. State No. of IRCAs assisted
1 A & N Island 0
2 Andhra Pradesh 13
3 Arunchal Pradesh 1
4 Assam 26
5 Bihar 10
6 Chandigarh 0
7 Chhattisgarh 5
8 D&N Haveli 0
9 Daman & Diu 1
10 Delhi 10
11 Goa 0
12 Gujarat 9
13 Haryana 13
14 Himachal Pradesh 9
15 Jammu & Kashmir 1
16 Jharkhand 1
17 Karnataka 36
18 Kerala 23
19 Lakshadweep 0
20 Madhya Pradesh 25
21 Maharashtra 70
22 Manipur 27
23 Meghalaya 2
24 Mizoram 12
25 Nagaland 9
26 Orissa 41
27 Puducheery 2
28 Punjab 27
29 Rajasthan 21
30 Sikkim 2
31 Tamil Nadu 35
32 Telangana 12
33 Tripura 0
34 Uttar Pradesh 28
35 Uttarakhand 4
36 West Bengal 12
Total 487
Annexure-1B
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) TO (f) OF THE LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.2265 FOR 23.09.2020 ASKED BY SHRI ANTO ANTONY REGARDING ‘DRUG USE’
State wise amount sanctioned/released during the last three years:
Sl. No. State Amount released (Rs. In Lakhs)
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
1 A & N Island 0 0 0
2 Andhra Pradesh 152.89 128.11 302.45
3 Arunchal Pradesh 0 0 0
4 Assam 145.26 197.61 469.37
5 Bihar 140.8 140.11 197.53
6 Chandigarh 0 0 0
7 Chhattisgarh 13.64 7.9 17.76
8 D&N Haveli 0 0 0
9 Daman & Diu 0 0 2.2
10 Delhi 190.97 112.15 241.5
11 Goa 0 0 0
12 Gujarat 113.21 50.9 145.65
13 Haryana 85.31 62.83 157.05
14 Himachal Pradesh 32.75 15.03 34.35
15 Jammu & Kashmir 20.04 0 20.04
16 Jharkhand 3.9 0 0
17 Karnataka 393.76 115.33 698.11
18 Kerala 377.71 367.16 307.44
19 Lakshadweep 0 0 0
20 Madhya Pradesh 143.19 159.26 252.05
21 Maharashtra 625.67 1010.18 1370.7
22 Manipur 276.04 437.62 545
23 Meghalaya 0 5.17 14.13
24 Mizoram 139.07 123.64 265.96
25 Nagaland 46.39 77.61 179.3
26 Orissa 569.25 622.91 846.31
27 Others 0 0 53.82
28 Puducheery 2.02 16.45 81.16
29 Punjab 76.12 75.91 96.51
30 Rajasthan 127.49 254.12 177.9
31 Sikkim 7.77 0 38.18
32 Tamil Nadu 411.95 351.77 838.09
33 Telangana 101.44 71.29 123.06
34 Tripura 0 0 0
35 Uttar Pradesh 296.45 371.77 374.63
36 Uttarakhand 30.53 29.94 55.12
37 West Bengal 146.45 92.33 94.16
Total 4670.07 4897.10 7999.53