The Government of the Union called on proposals for the establishment of district De-Zavisla centers (DDAC) in 291 districts of “GAP” identified by the Ministry of Social Justice and the authorization of 30 countries and trade unions in the country. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/Istock
The Government of the Union called on proposals for the establishment of district De-Zavisla centers (DDAC) in 291 districts of “GAP” identified by the Ministry of Social Justice and strengthening to 30 countries and the territory of the Union in the country within its National Action Plan for Reducing Drug Requirement.
The “GAP” district was identified as those that currently have no centrally supported infrastructure to treat or rehabilitate people who are dealing with abuse of addictive substances or addiction, Hindu officials said.
The Ministry of Social Justice is also preparing to start a new round of national survey to determine the scope and formula of the use of addictive substances throughout India, which is expected to collect data at the level of the district.
The Government National Action Plan is set by the Ministry of Social Justice to support integrated rehabilitation centers for addicts (IRCA), LED LED (CPLI), Field and Drop-in Center (Odic) and DDAC.
This April, the Ministry of Social Justice told Parliament that it supported 350 Ircas, 74 ODICS, 46 CPLI and 124 DDAC. In addition, the Ministry also supports 142 facilities for treatment of addiction from government hospitals.
“These (291) districts are those where no Irca, CPLI or Odic supported by the Ministry of Social Justice and authorization are currently running. The government is therefore calling for DDAC proposals for these GAP districts, which will also serve the functions of these interventions.”
In addition to the administrative and office space for employees, each DDAC has a CUM rehabilitation center, an area for the Drop-in Center and the CPLI area. DDAC may have the ability to accommodate 15 or 30 patients at a time, with specific standards with minimal requirements prescribed.
According to the invitation issued by the government at the latest dose of 291 DDACS, the highest number of “GAP” districts was identified in Chhattisgarh, where 31 of 33 districts were listed in this list.
Other countries where the high number of “GAP” districts were identified, include Madhya Pradesh (23), Gujarat (22), Arunacal Pradesh (21), Bihar (25), Jharkhand (16), Uttar Pradesh (18), Pandjab (16) and Assam (10).
The invitation to express interest-cum-proposmi hovering through the Ministry of Social Justice and the authorization for the latest dose of 291 DDAC issued last week applied for eligible NGOs and start-ups with at least two years of experience in drug addiction within 30 June.
The Government stated that these DDAC “carries out primary preventive activities through programs of raising awareness between a vulnerable and affected community” and “involved in alleviating the risk of using addictive substances in children/adolescents/youth”.
This will include prevention of addictive substances, identifying pedagogues in communities, performing early prevention, identifying adolescents or children using substances and referring to rehabilitation centers or medical facilities, among other things.
National exploration of the scope and model of the use of substances carried out in 2017–18, according to extrapolated data, were about 1.18 children and adolescents using various psychoactive substances, including alcohol, cannabis, opioids, sedatives, inhalant, inhalant Inhalants, inhalant. The same survey estimated about seven adults in the country using these psychoactive substances.
Published – 2 June 2025 9:24
