Parliamentary and J&K Assembly replies uncover critical service deficits in the fight against substance abuse in Jammu & Kashmir’s most vulnerable districts

By Dr Sami Ullah

In continuation to the earlier article titled ‘Crisis of De-Addiction in Absence of Rehabilitation in Jammu & Kashmir’, the present piece revisits and deepens the conversation by foregrounding the recent Parliamentary reply of the hon’ble Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJ&E), Government of India, and the Assembly reply of MoSW&H&ME J&K, respectively concerning the de-addiction centres financially supported under the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR) and functional status as on date of such centres. Notably, through a series of Expressions of Interest (EOI), the central Ministry had

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