No Proposal at Present to Establish Integrated Drug De-addiction and Vocational Training Centres in Jammu

India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The Government has informed the Rajya Sabha that there is no proposal at present to establish integrated drug de-addiction and vocational training centres in the Jammu region.

Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri B.L. Verma, in a written reply to Shri Sat Paul Sharma in the Rajya Sabha, stated that the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir presently has one Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for Addicts (IRCA) and six District De-addiction Centres (DDACs) functioning as rehabilitation centres. Additionally, two Community-based Peer Led Intervention (CPLI) centres, three Outreach and Drop-In Centres (ODICs), and twenty-one Addiction Treatment Facilities (ATFs) h...