MANAS – India’s First toll-free National Anti-Narcotics Helpline

July 16, 2024

The Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, is set to launch India’s first-ever toll-free national helpline for narcotics-related issues, termed MANAS (Madak Padarth Nisedh Asuchna Kendra), or the Narcotics Prohibition Intelligence Centre. The launch is set to happen on July 18 during the seventh meeting of the Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD). The helpline, which has a specific phone number (1933) and an email address ([email protected]), is meant to give people a safe and easy way to report drug-related activities.

Objectives and Functioning of MANAS

MANAS is an all-in-one service that helps fight drug trafficking and related crimes. It does this by letting people report crimes directly through a website (ncbmanas.gov.in) and other methods. Crimes like illegal drug dealing, selling, buying, storing, making, and growing drugs or substances that make you feel high are what the focus is on. As required by the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) will verify the information given by reporters and take action based on that information.

Integration and Impact

As ordered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, this project is part of a larger plan by the central government to have a “zero tolerance” stance on drug abuse. India wants to be drug-free by 2047. This will be done by improving institutional frameworks, making it easier for drug agencies to work together, and running large-scale public awareness programs. Before the MANAS helpline was created, similar efforts used less available ways to get in touch, showing a big improvement in how people can talk to each other and how efficiently things work. This service is meant to be an important part of the national fight against drugs.

Strengthening the Anti-Narcotics Framework

At the same time that the MANAS helpline opens, the NCB’s new zonal office in Srinagar opens and the NCB’s annual report for 2023 is made public. Both of these events are important parts of ongoing efforts to improve anti-drug operations across the country. The NCORD system, which was set up in 2016 and improved in 2019, is a key part of this plan because it helps the national, state, and district levels work together. This is made even stronger by the creation of special task teams, drug disposal drives, and other programs that aim to stop the drug problem in India.

About Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD)

The Narco-Coordination Center (NCORD) was opened in 2021 in Maharashtra, India. It helps law enforcement agencies work together to fight drug crime. NCORD uses digital platforms to share information and coordinate actions from different offices, like the Narcotics Control Bureau, police, and customs. Through real-time information and coordinated law enforcement efforts, the center hopes to stop drug abuse and trafficking from getting worse. This project shows that the Indian government is taking action to stop the drug problem from getting worse. The “war on drugs” order from the government tells NCORD how to run its business.

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