OREANDA-NEWS. The Ministry has prepared a draft of the National Policy for Drug Demand Reduction which, inter alia, involves States Governments/ Union Territories, Ministries and other stakeholders.

The key features of the National policy for Drug Demand Reduction are as follows:

? Education & Awareness Building at all levels.

? Treatment and Rehabilitation (whole person recovery).

? Networking of Service Providers.

? Capacity Building & Training of service providers in the field of drug with a view to build up skilled manpower.

? Data Collection and Management.

? Inter-Sectoral Collaboration and International Cooperation.

? The policy also proposes a system of Accreditation of de-addiction Centres in oreder to standardize the treatment/ facilities provided in coordination with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and other stakeholders.

The details of the draft National Policy are also available on Ministry’s website http;//socialjustice.nic.in/pdf/NPDDR-2014.pdf

This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Vijay Sampla in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha here today.