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Topic 306 · Society, Health, Education & Schemes

3rd National ANTF Conference and Narcotics Vision 2026-29

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA
  1. Core Trigger: Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the 3rd National Conference of State and UT Anti-Narcotics Task Force heads in New Delhi on 22 September 2026.
  2. Theme: The conference, held on 22-23 September by the Narcotics Control Bureau, carried the theme 'United Resolve, Shared Responsibility'.
  3. Current Head: Amit Shah, Union Home Minister, leads the ministry under which the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) functions.
  4. Key Term: An Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) is a State or Union Territory police unit that coordinates drug enforcement with the NCB.
  5. Attendance: ANTF heads from 36 States and Union Territories attended the conference.
  6. Commitment: They reaffirmed the Vision Document on Narcotics Control (2026-29), a shared roadmap for enforcement, treatment and prevention.
  7. India Link: Policing is a State subject, so drug control depends on Centre-State coordination; the NCB acts as the national nodal agency.
  8. Headquarters: The NCB is headquartered in New Delhi.
  9. Founded: The NCB was set up in 1986 under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.
  10. Landmark: Tofan Singh v State of Tamil Nadu (2020) held that statements made to NDPS officers are inadmissible as confessions in trial.
  11. Articles: The NDPS Act, 1985 is the parent statute; Article 47, a Directive Principle, directs the State to curb intoxicating drugs injurious to health.
  12. Doctrine: Section 37 of the NDPS Act imposes twin conditions for bail, and Section 35 presumes a culpable mental state.
Question 1 of 10

On which date did Amit Shah inaugurate the 3rd National Conference of ANTF heads?

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Answer: (D) 22 September 2026

Core Trigger: Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the 3rd National Conference of State and UT Anti-Narcotics Task Force heads in New Delhi on 22 September 2026.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 306, point 1

Question 2 of 10

What was the theme of the conference?

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Answer: (D) United Resolve, Shared Responsibility

Theme: The conference, held on 22-23 September by the Narcotics Control Bureau, carried the theme 'United Resolve, Shared Responsibility'.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 306, point 2

Question 3 of 10

The Narcotics Control Bureau functions under which ministry?

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Answer: (A) Ministry of Home Affairs

Current Head: Amit Shah, Union Home Minister, leads the ministry under which the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) functions.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 306, point 3

Question 4 of 10

What is an Anti-Narcotics Task Force?

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Answer: (D) A State or UT police unit coordinating with the NCB

Key Term: An Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) is a State or Union Territory police unit that coordinates drug enforcement with the NCB.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 306, point 4

Question 5 of 10

ANTF heads from how many States and Union Territories attended?

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Answer: (D) 36

Attendance: ANTF heads from 36 States and Union Territories attended the conference.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 306, point 5

Question 6 of 10

Drug control depends on Centre-State coordination because policing is which kind of subject?

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Answer: (B) State subject

Commitment: They reaffirmed the Vision Document on Narcotics Control (2026-29), a shared roadmap for enforcement, treatment and prevention.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 306, point 6

Question 7 of 10

Where is the NCB headquartered?

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Answer: (A) New Delhi

Headquarters: The NCB is headquartered in New Delhi.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 306, point 8

Question 8 of 10

In which year was the NCB set up?

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Answer: (D) 1986

Founded: The NCB was set up in 1986 under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 306, point 9

Question 9 of 10

Tofan Singh v State of Tamil Nadu (2020) held what about statements to NDPS officers?

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Answer: (A) Inadmissible as confessions in trial

Landmark: Tofan Singh v State of Tamil Nadu (2020) held that statements made to NDPS officers are inadmissible as confessions in trial.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 306, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Consider the statements: 1. Section 37 of the NDPS Act allows bail without conditions. 2. Section 35 presumes a culpable mental state. Which is/are correct?

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Answer: (B) Only 2

Doctrine: Section 37 of the NDPS Act imposes twin conditions for bail, and Section 35 presumes a culpable mental state.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 306, point 12

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