SCHEME FOR PREVENTION OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE
(DRUGS) ABUSE
1. APPROACH
Recognising Substance Abuse and Alcoholism as a psychosocio medical problem, the
approach would be to provide whole range of services including awareness generation,
identification, treatment and rehabilitation of addicts through the Voluntary Organizations. With
a view to reducing the demand for the consumption of alcohol and dependence producing
substances, the thrust will be on preventive education programmes and on reintegration of the
addicts into the mainstream of the society. While the Govt. of India would provide financial
support to the organizations for institutionalized activities, stress would be on mobilization of
community resources and greater community participation.
2. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
The aims and objectives of the present Scheme for Prevention of Alcoholism and
Substance (Drugs) Abuse are:-
(i) to create awareness and educating the people about the ill-efforts of alcoholism and
substance abuse on the individual, the family and the society at large.
(ii) to evolve culture-specific models for the prevention of alcoholism and substance and
the treatment and rehabilitation of addicts;
(iii) to provide for the whole range of community based services for the identification
motivation, counseling, de-addiction, after care and rehabilitation of addicts;
(iv) to promote collective initiatives and self-help endeavors among individuals and
groups vulnerable to addiction or found at risk;
(v) to establish appropriate linkage between State interventions and voluntary efforts in
the field of alcoholism and substance abuse prevention;
(vi) to increase community participation and public cooperation in the reduction of
demand for dependence-producing substances; and
(vii) to support activities which are in consonance with the mandate of the Ministry of
Social Justice and Empowerment in this field.
3. ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS FOR ASSISTANCE
3.1 Following organizations/institutions etc. shall be eligible for assistance under this
scheme:-
(i) A Society registered under the Societies’ Registration Act, 1860 (XXI of 1860) or any
relevant Act of the State Government/Union Territory Administrations or under any
State law relating to registration of Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies, or