Punjab anti-drug campaign
Kartavya Desk Staff
Context: Punjab CM launched a reward policy for Punjab Police officers excelling in the anti-drug campaign, offering cash rewards for major seizures.
• The move comes as part of the state’s intensified crackdown under Yudh Nasheyan Virudh (War Against Drugs).
About Punjab anti-drug campaign:
• What It Is?
• A statewide campaign aimed at dismantling the drug mafia and eradicating drug addiction. Positioned as both a law enforcement measure and a social awareness movement.
• A statewide campaign aimed at dismantling the drug mafia and eradicating drug addiction.
• Positioned as both a law enforcement measure and a social awareness movement.
• Key Initiatives:
• Reward Policy – Police officers recovering >1 kg heroin will get ₹1.2 lakh. Awareness in Schools – Anti-drug syllabus introduced and mega Parent–Teacher Meeting involving 20 lakh parents & students. Community Action – Villages passing resolutions to declare themselves drug-free. Defence Committees – Formed in towns and villages to monitor local-level activities. Youth Engagement – Sports policy, “Khedan Watan Punjab Diyan” games, new stadiums to divert youth from drugs.
• Reward Policy – Police officers recovering >1 kg heroin will get ₹1.2 lakh.
• Awareness in Schools – Anti-drug syllabus introduced and mega Parent–Teacher Meeting involving 20 lakh parents & students.
• Community Action – Villages passing resolutions to declare themselves drug-free.
• Defence Committees – Formed in towns and villages to monitor local-level activities.
• Youth Engagement – Sports policy, “Khedan Watan Punjab Diyan” games, new stadiums to divert youth from drugs.
Relevance in UPSC Syllabus:
• GS-II (Governance, Welfare Schemes, Social Justice): Examines state-level initiatives to tackle drug menace, law enforcement reforms, and public health measures.
• Examines state-level initiatives to tackle drug menace, law enforcement reforms, and public health measures.
• GS-III (Internal Security, Social Issues): Links to national security (cross-border smuggling). Focus on organized crime and its nexus with politics.
• Links to national security (cross-border smuggling).
• Focus on organized crime and its nexus with politics.
• Ethics Paper (GS-IV): Role of leadership in curbing social evils. Ethical governance vs. patronage of mafias by earlier regimes.
• Role of leadership in curbing social evils.
• Ethical governance vs. patronage of mafias by earlier regimes.