Shimla, May 12 -- The Himachal government has decided to make dope testing (for heroin) mandatory for government jobs and admissions to professional colleges across the state, as part of an intensified campaign against drug abuse in the hill state.

"Mandatory dope tests for heroin consumption would be introduced in future government recruitments and for admissions to government-run medical and engineering colleges," chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu told mediapersons in Shimla after a meeting of the Narco Coordination Centre on Monday.

In addition, anti-drug performance indicators would be included in the annual confidential reports (ACRs) of deputy commissioners and superintendents of police to ensure accountability in tackling nar...