New Delhi, Jun 26: More than 1.31 crore people participated in awareness and community outreach activities during the 10-day ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat Saptah 2026’, which concluded on Friday with a national programme in Haridwar, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment said.
Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar led the concluding event at Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya (DSVV), Haridwar, Uttarakhand, on 26 June, where around 4,000 people took part in a rally taken out against the drug menace.
The minister also administered a pledge against drug abuse and another on “ageing with dignity”, reaffirming the government’s commitment to building a drug-free and inclusive society.
The ministry said the campaign observed to mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, included seminars, webinars, street plays, rallies, yoga sessions, e-pledges, competitions and awareness drives across the country.
“The Nasha Mukt Bharat Saptah, observed from June 17-26, witnessed the participation of more than 1.31 crore citizens through a series of awareness generation and community mobilisation activities including Nasha Mukti Mitra registration drives, seminars and webinars, training and awareness programmes for children and youth, street plays (Nukkad Nataks), skits, slogan-writing competitions, e-pledges, rallies, yoga sessions, signature campaigns, essay-writing competitions, painting competitions, and several other community engagement initiatives,” the ministry said in a statement.
A key highlight of the event was the signing of two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) between the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment and the All World Gayatri Pariwar under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) and the Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY).
The ministry said the MoUs aim to strengthen collaboration in the areas of awareness generation, community mobilisation, drug demand reduction, and the promotion of the welfare of senior citizens through the message of “ageing with dignity” across the country.
“The successful observance of the Nasha Mukt Bharat Saptah 2026 and the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking reaffirmed the Government of India’s unwavering commitment towards creating a drug-free society through a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach,” the ministry said.
Calling on citizens, educational institutions, youth organisations and community stakeholders to join the campaign, the ministry urged continued participation to realise the vision of “Nasha Mukt Bharat, Khushhaal Bharat”.–(PTI)
