Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said the Narendra Modi government has prepared a three-year roadmap to make India drug-free by 2029, with the aim of ensuring that a drug-free younger generation contributes to a developed India by 2047. Speaking after a high-level narcotics meeting in Goa, Shah said the Centre has adopted a coordinated national strategy to dismantle the entire drug network, covering trafficking, financing, synthetic drugs, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. The strategy is built on four pillars: intelligence- and operation-based enforcement, control of synthetic drugs, demand and harm reduction, and stronger capacity and coordination. Shah said the government has strengthened the Narcotics Control Bureau, established Anti-Narcotics Task Forces in all states and Union Territories, and created coordination mechanisms to target major national and international drug networks. The Centre has set targets to dismantle 100 major narcotics networks and bring 100 fugitives back to India by March 2029, while aiming to destroy at least 75 clandestine drug laboratories in 2026 and achieve end-to-end visibility of the narcotics supply chain by March 2027. Shah also highlighted the government’s broader internal security record, citing progress against terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, insurgency in the Northeast and Left-Wing Extremism. He said 14 major peace agreements have been signed in the Northeast since 2019, with around 11,000 armed youths surrendering and joining the mainstream, while Left-Wing Extremism was declared ended on March 31, 2026. The government has also expanded international cooperation against fugitives, with 274 wanted or absconding criminals brought back from 36 countries between July 2019 and July 2026. Shah stressed that the anti-drug campaign would combine strict enforcement with awareness, counselling, rehabilitation and livelihood support, including assistance through the MANAS helpline.
