Amit Shah To Chair 7th Apex-Level Meeting Of Narco-Coordination Centre

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah will chair the 7th apex-level meeting of the Narco-Coordination Center (NCORD) on the 18th of this month in New Delhi. Mr. Shah will launch the National Narcotics Helpline ‘MANAS’ (Madak Padarth Nisedh Asuchna Kendra) and inaugurate the Narcotics Control Bureau’s (NCB) zonal office at Srinagar. Mr Shah will also release NCB’s ‘Annual Report 2023’ and Compendium on ‘Nasha Mukt



Bharat’.  

This meeting will focus on coordinating and synergizing the efforts of various central and state government agencies involved in countering drug trafficking and abuse in India. In a statement, the Home Ministry said that a three-point strategy of strengthening institutional structure, coordination among all narco agencies, and extensive public awareness campaign will achieve the goal of a drug-free India by 2047.