PANAJI, Sept. 7 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the Narendra Modi government has prepared a roadmap to make India drug-free by 2029, asserting that drug-free youth power will play a crucial role in realising the vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047.
Addressing a press conference after chairing a high-level meeting on narcotics in Goa, Shah said the Centre has adopted a coordinated, nationwide strategy to dismantle the entire narcotics network, covering drug trafficking, financing, supply chains, addiction prevention and rehabilitation.
"Before 2014, the fight against narcotics was largely conducted in small units and isolation. Agencies were often satisfied catching small-time accused. Our government is making the fight a natio...