'We eradicated Naxalism, narcotics next': Amit Shah on drug-free India by 2029
Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced a government roadmap to make India drug-free by 2029, framing the initiative as a national security priority. The strategy involves coordinated inter-agency efforts, data-driven mapping of hotspots, and a reverse investigation model to dismantle trafficking networks.
Why it matters
This signals a major shift in Indian internal security policy, elevating narcotics control to the same strategic level as counter-terrorism and anti-Naxal operations.
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the Narendra Modi government has prepared a roadmap to make India drug-free by 2029, calling the fight against narcotics a national security priority.Addressing the media, Shah stated that the fight against narcotics has moved beyond isolated actions to become a coordinated national campaign.Shah said it was PM Modi’s objective that “drug-free youth power” would lead India towards Viksit Bharat by 2047. He said the government was committed to tackling narcotics with the same approach it used against Naxalism and terrorism.“Before 2014, the fight against narcotics was largely conducted in small units and isolation,” Shah said, adding that agencies had often focused on catching small-time accused.
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