Rajnath Singh to inaugurate BRICS drug control meeting

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate the second anti-drug working group meeting of heads of Drug Control Agencies of BRICS countries in New Delhi today. It is being organised by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of India. Besides the delegates from the member countries, the ambassadors of the respective countries also will attend the inaugural session.

The Indian delegation will be headed by Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau, and



will comprise officers from the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Health and Family welfare and Narcotics Control Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs.

In accordance with the 'eThekwani Declaration' adopted during the BRICS summit in March 2013 at Durban, South Africa, it was decided to explore, besides economic issues, various new areas of cooperation among the member States, including drug-related issues.