NCB's Zonal Office in Chhattisgarh | 26 Aug 2024
Why in News?
Recently, the Union Home Minister inaugurated the zonal office of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Chhattisgarh's Raipur.
Key Points
- During his visit he also chaired meetings on the scenario of narcotics substances, the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) situation and inter-state coordination on Naxalism in Chhattisgarh.
- Narcotics Control Bureau:
- It was constituted by the Government of India in 1986 under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
- It is the apex coordinating agency under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- The National Policy on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances is based on Article 47 of the Indian Constitution which directs the State to endeavour to bring about prohibition of the consumption, except for medicinal purposes, of intoxicating drugs injurious to health.
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985
- It prohibits a person from producing, possessing, selling, purchasing, transporting, storing, and/or consuming any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance.
- The National Fund for Control of Drug Abuse was also created under a provision of the NDPS Act, 1985, to meet the expenditure incurred in the implementation of the Act.