Under which national plan is the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan run as the flagship awareness initiative?
- A.National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction
- B.National Mental Health Programme
- C.National Health Mission
- D.National Social Assistance Programme
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Explanation
The correct answer is the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction, usually shortened to NAPDDR. The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment runs the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan as the awareness arm of this plan, which stands on three legs: prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. The treatment leg is visible in the figures given with the campaign's progress, where persons seeking treatment and counselling rose from 2.08 lakh in 2020-21 to more than 9.11 lakh in 2025-26 and the country now runs 198 District De-Addiction Centres. Options B and C are health ministry programmes and do not house this campaign, even though mental health care and de-addiction services overlap in practice. Option D is a social security scheme covering pensions for the old, widows and persons with disabilities, and is unconnected with drug demand reduction. Linking a campaign to its parent plan and parent ministry is often worth a mark on its own.
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Practice Questions
On which date was the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan launched?
- A.2 October 2019
- B.15 August 2020
- C.15 August 2023
- D.26 January 2022
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The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan on that day as its flagship awareness drive against substance abuse, and the campaign has since grown into a nationwide people's movement.
Read the full explanation →In how many districts was the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan first launched?
- A.112 districts
- B.272 districts
- C.372 districts
- D.750 districts
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When the Abhiyaan began it was taken up in 272 districts that had been identified as particularly vulnerable to substance use, so that effort and money went first where the problem was sharpest.
Read the full explanation →Till which date has the citizen feedback window on the JSJB 2.0 portal been extended?
- A.26 January 2026
- B.31 May 2026
- C.30 November 2026
- D.31 December 2026
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The Ministry of Jal Shakti extended the time for submitting citizen feedback on the portal up to that date, so that people can keep commenting on the artificial recharge and storage structures built under the initiative.
Read the full explanation →Where did the Prime Minister set out the vision for the nationwide Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari movement?
- A.Surat, Gujarat
- B.Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- C.Jaipur, Rajasthan
- D.Nagpur, Maharashtra
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The vision for the countrywide water conservation movement was set out by the Prime Minister there on 6 September 2024, with the stated purpose of turning conservation work into a genuine people's movement built on public participation.
Read the full explanation →Which ministry runs the Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari initiative?
- A.Ministry of Rural Development
- B.Ministry of Jal Shakti
- C.Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- D.Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
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It runs the Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari initiative and it is this ministry that extended the citizen feedback window on the JSJB 2.0 portal to 30 November 2026.
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