CURRENT AFFAIRS | 25 JUNE 2026
What Happened
Nasha Mukt Bharat Saptah (Drug-Free India Week) was observed from 17 to 26 June 2026, culminating on 26 June — the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The campaign carried the theme “Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan — Viksit Bharat Ki Pehchaan” (A Drug-Free India is the identity of a Developed India). Public outreach — including a Government of NCT Delhi advertisement — flagged the National De-addiction Helpline 14446 and quoted the Prime Minister on the resolve to eliminate the menace of drugs.
Background: The Scheme and the Day
The Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) was launched in 2020 by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, focusing on awareness generation in vulnerable districts, capacity-building of service providers, and community outreach, especially among youth. The international observance dates back to 1987, when the UN General Assembly designated 26 June as the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking to strengthen global action against the world drug problem.
India’s domestic legal backbone against narcotics is the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, enforced nationally by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). The NDPS Act prohibits the production, manufacture, sale, transport and consumption of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances except for medical and scientific purposes, and prescribes graded penalties based on the quantity involved (small, intermediate, commercial). India’s framework also gives effect to its obligations under the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961.
Why It Matters
The campaign links a social-welfare scheme, an important international day and a key criminal statute — a combination that maps neatly onto how CLAT tests current affairs across GK, polity and legal reasoning. Demand-reduction (de-addiction, awareness) and supply-reduction (NDPS enforcement via NCB) are the twin pillars of India’s drug policy.
The principal statute is the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, enforced by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). The NMBA is a scheme of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (2020). The 26 June observance was created by a UN General Assembly resolution (1987); India’s commitments also trace to the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961. Directive principles on improving public health (Article 47, which obliges the State to bring about prohibition of intoxicating drugs injurious to health) provide the constitutional backdrop.
| Particular | Detail |
|---|---|
| Saptah dates | 17–26 June 2026 |
| Culmination day | 26 June — Intl Day Against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking |
| Theme | Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan — Viksit Bharat Ki Pehchaan |
| NMBA launched | 2020, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment |
| De-addiction helpline | 14446 |
| Key statute | NDPS Act, 1985 |
| Enforcement agency | Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) |
| UN day declared | 1987 (UN General Assembly) |
| Treaty link | UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 |
A three-in-one topic: a government scheme (NMBA), an important day (26 June) and a criminal statute (NDPS Act 1985 + NCB). Expect static-GK matching (scheme–ministry, day–date) and legal-reasoning items on graded penalties by quantity. Note the demand- vs supply-reduction framing and Article 47 as the DPSP hook.
“NMBA – 2020 – Social Justice”, and the day is ‘26/6’. For the law remember ‘NDPS → NCB’ (the Narcotics statute is policed by the Narcotics bureau). Helpline 14446.
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