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Modi launches hundred week drug free youth campaign
The Hindu··3 Aug
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan on August 2 across more than 28,000 locations with over one crore young participants. More than 125 spiritual organisations, educational institutions and industry bodies supported the drive. The hundred-week campaign focuses on sports, art, culture, meditation, spirituality and community service against substance abuse.
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What It Means For You
- Students and young people may join activities under the hundred-week campaign launched at over 28,000 locations on August 2.
- Parents can follow school and community programmes linking sports, art, meditation and service to substance abuse prevention.
- Anyone tracking public health policy can see how the drive connects Viksit Bharat goals with demand and supply reduction efforts.
What's Happening
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan on August 2, 2026.
- More than one crore young people participated across over 28,000 locations with support from 125 spiritual and educational bodies.
- The campaign will run for 100 weeks with activities centred on sports, art, culture, meditation, spirituality and community service.
Nasha Mukt Yuva Drive Mobilises One Crore Youth
- The government cites 1.18 crore kg of drugs seized between 2014 and 2026 worth about Rs 1.84 lakh crore under NDPS enforcement.
- Home Minister Amit Shah released a Vision Document on Drug Control 2026-2029 following a Detect, Disrupt and Destroy strategy.
- Recent operations include NCB seizures of Captagon and cocaine valued at nearly Rs 1,745 crore in the Mumbai region.
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