The district and state-level committees formed for the campaign will devise action plans and ensure implementation, it said. The districts had been identified based on information from the NCB on substance abuse. The campaign will be launched by State governments on Independence Day and carry on till March 31, 2021, a Ministry statement said. The district and state-level committees formed for the campaign will devise action plans and ensure implementation, it said. Mr. Gehlot said the Centre was committed towards ending substance abuse, having increased the allocation for the purpose from ₹43 crore in 2017 to ₹260 crore in 2020.

Source: The Hindu August 14, 2020 14:38 UTC