To mark the fifth year of the launch of Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan (NMBA), the district administration will organise several programmes across Yadgir district.
The Union government, under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, launched NMBA in 2020, announcing it is as a national initiative focused on achieving a drug-free India.
To bring awareness, Deputy Commissioner Harshal Bhoyar has assigned schedules to mark the celebrations, involving youths, women and community members.
In a note, he said that “the campaign aims to spread awareness about the dangers of substance abuse”.
He said said that “we should put in more collective efforts to eliminate substance abuse, ensuring a drug-free India.”
Assigning the schedules, Mr. Bhoyar said that awareness programmes, including competitions, seminars, workshops, human chains, jathas, street dramas, sports, marathons, and others should be conducted at pre-university and degree colleges and post-graduation centres across the district till the end of August to ensure that the drive reaches to people in every corner.
More importantly, officers must encourage students to plant trees on school and college grounds and also take oath in schools, colleges and public organisations, both in government and private sector, as part of the celebrations, the Deputy Commissioner suggested and added that “we can grow more trees helping environment while simultaneously creating awareness against addiction through the programme.”
Mr. Bhoyar also directed the officials to upload photographs of the awareness programmes organised on the NMBA app.
“Everybody should take it as a challenge and achieve the objective in order to strengthen and make a healthy society,” he added.
Published – August 08, 2025 07:10 pm IST
