Shimla, May 11 -- The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Monday announced that the state government will make dope testing for "chitta" (heroin) mandatory for recruitment to government jobs and admissions to working professionals, as part of an intensified campaign against drug abuse in the hill state.

Addressing mediapersons in Shimla after a meeting of the Narco Coordination Centre (NCORD), the Chief Minister said the state government has launched an aggressive multi-pronged campaign against narcotics, particularly heroin, under the PIT-NDPS Act and a statewide anti-drug movement.

"We started implementing the PIT-NDPS Act soon after our government came to power and launched a campaign against chitta. This i...