New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has set December 31, 2029, as the target to eliminate the drug trade from India, calling for a coordinated effort involving central agencies, states and Union Territories.
Shah made the announcement while addressing the third national conference of chiefs of the Anti-Narcotics Task Force in New Delhi. He said the government has prepared a “Roadmap 2029” aimed at protecting young people from the impact of narcotics.
The Home Minister said the objective is to ensure that drugs neither enter India nor leave the country. He stressed that tackling drug trafficking requires cooperation between all agencies and state governments, along with a compassionate approach towards people affected by addiction.
Shah called for the fight against narcotics to become a national priority and urged authorities to work collectively to achieve measurable results.
He also outlined an approach based on three key principles: target, timeline and accountability. According to him, agencies need to move beyond routine meetings and reports and focus on concrete outcomes.
The Home Minister said the campaign must shift from meetings to missions, reporting to results, seizures to dismantling entire trafficking networks, and individual cases to convictions.
The two day conference, organised by the Narcotics Control Bureau, brings together senior anti narcotics officials from states and Union Territories. The discussions focus on improving coordination, strengthening enforcement mechanisms and tackling organised drug trafficking networks.
The government’s 2029 roadmap places greater emphasis on inter agency coordination, disrupting supply chains and ensuring that investigations lead to successful prosecutions. The Centre has also called for sustained cooperation between national agencies and state level task forces to achieve the target.
