National Fund to Control Drug Abuse

  • October 26, 2021
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National Fund to Control Drug Abuse

Subject – Governance

Context – Use anti-drug fund for de-addiction: Ministry

Concept –

  • The fund, which was created in accordance with a provision of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
  • The Fund shall be applied by the Central Government to meet the expenditure incurred in connection with the measures taken for combating illicit traffic in, or controlling abuse of, narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances for all or any of the purposes specified in sub-section (1) of section 71.
  • It had a nominal corpus of ₹23 crore.
  • Funding: Under the NDPS Act, the sale proceeds of any property forfeited, grants made by any person and institution, and income from the investments of the fund, go towards the fund.

Governance National Fund to Control Drug Abuse