To carry out de addiction programs, the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has recommended the use of National Fund to Control Drug Abuse apart from policing activities.
What is National Fund to Control Drug Abuse?
The Central Government constituted National Fund for Control of Drug Abuse (NFCDA) in 1989 using powers under section 7- A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. It is administered by Department of Revenue.It had a nominal corpus of Rs. 23 crore.
The funds can be utilized for the following purposes -
Combating illicit traffic in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or controlled substances and controlling abuse of Narcotic drugs.
It can be used to identify, treat and rehabilitate addicts as well as educate public against drug abuse.
