Governor launches addiction-free state campaign
Source: Chronicle News Service / DIPR
Imphal, February 03 2025:
Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla launched 'Addiction-Free Manipur Campaign' at the Darbar Hall of Raj Bhavan here on Monday.
The campaign is being organised by Brahma Kumaris in collaboration with Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan (NMBA) - a flagship programme of the Ministry.
The campaign aims to tackle the problem of substance abuse across the state through awareness generation, mass mobilisation and community outreach targeting vulnerable groups and general masses.
Launching the campaign, Governor Bhalla said that issues of drug abuse and addiction are one of the many challenges that require community participation and collaboration between governmental and non-governmental organisations.
He further stated that under NMBA, plans have been formulated to check the malaise of drug abuse in the country.
He informed that altogether 372 districts in the country have been covered under the initiative, while noting that prevention through awareness campaigns is crucial to tackling the problem effectively.
The Governor also lauded the initiative taken up by Brahma Kumaris, stating that such efforts towards making India a drug-free nation are highly commendable.
He then urged everyone, particularly the youth, to support this movement, come together to combat the menace, and contribute towards achieving a developed India (Viksit Bharat) by 2047.Dr Banarsilal Shah, secretary of Medical Wing, Mt Abu, Rajasthan; Dr Swapan Gupta, associate professor of Neurology of GB Pant Institute, New Delhi; Prof RK Lenin Singh, president of Indian Medical Association, Manipur State Branch; and BK Nilima, in-charge of Brahma Kumaris, Manipur attended the programme among others.