Aimed at eliminating the menace of drug abuse, Home Minister Amit Shah’s multi-pronged strategies are yielding results, taking the country closer to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Drug-free India” target in the Amrit Kaal period. According to official data, during the 2014-2022 period, the value of seized drugs has gone up 30 times to Rs 22,000 crore compared with the last eight years (2006-2013) of the UPA regime. The number of persons arrested trebled and at 3.73 lakh kg, the number of drugs seized more than doubled. During the 2014-2022 period, a total of 3,544 cases have been registered, nearly double the number reported during the 2006-2013 period. Drug abuse is a matter of concern for the whole country. Addiction to the drug makes the youth unproductive and a burden on society. Drug money is often used in terror financing and thus, a challenge to national security. Adopting a “zero-tolerance policy against narcotics”, the Home Ministry under Shah has formulated ...