Community-led model to tackle drug abuse in 300 Haryana villages
A new community-led initiative called the 'Panchgama Vikas Model' has been launched in 300 villages of Haryana to combat drug abuse and improve youth access to education and career guidance. The program relies on volunteers, including professionals and businesspeople, to mentor rural youth and provide resources like smart libraries.
Why it matters
This model represents a grassroots, non-political approach to solving systemic rural issues like substance abuse and migration, potentially serving as a blueprint for other regions.
A community-led initiative to tackle drug abuse and improve rural youth’s access to education, career guidance and skill training was launched in 300 villages of Haryana’s Jind district on Sunday (October 11, 2026) under the “Panchgama Vikas Model”.
Conceived by Chandigarh Director-General of Police Sagar Preet Hooda, the voluntary, non-political initiative has been launched by the Haryana Professional Forum and Jind Social Forum, a network of volunteers with roots in Haryana.
Speaking at the launch event at Chaudhary Ranbir Singh University in Jind, Mr. Hooda said the model sought to mobilise educated professionals, businesspersons and other resourceful people to help rural communities access opportunities in education, employment and skill development.
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