Context: Prime Minister of India launched the Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan, a nationwide campaign to build a drug-free youth population as the foundation of Viksit Bharat@2047.
About Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan:
What It Is?
- A nationwide mass awareness and behavioural change campaign aimed at preventing drug abuse among youth through community participation, sustained public engagement, and healthy lifestyle promotion.
Aim: To build a drug-free, physically and mentally healthy youth population, enabling them to contribute to the vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047.
Key Features:
- 100-Week National Campaign: The initiative will run for 100 weeks, with activities organised every Sunday across the country.
- Mass Community Participation: Supported by 125+ spiritual, educational, industrial, and public organisations, covering 28,000+ locations nationwide.
- Youth-Centric Awareness Activities: Promotes sports, art, culture, meditation, spirituality, and community service to encourage a drug-free lifestyle.
- Public Pledge Movement: Over one crore youth participated in taking a nationwide pledge against drug abuse.
- Rehabilitation & Social Reintegration: Encourages seeking professional help through rehabilitation centres and promotes giving recovering individuals a second chance.
Significance:
- Promotes healthy, productive youth essential for achieving Viksit Bharat@2047.
- Reduces the impact of drug abuse, weakens drug trafficking networks, and strengthens community resilience.
Relevance in UPSC Exam Syllabus:
- GS Paper II:
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- Health, Welfare Schemes, Vulnerable Sections, Government Policies & Interventions
- GS Paper III:
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- Internal Security (Drug Trafficking & Narco-Terrorism), Social Sector Development, and Human Resource Development
- GS Paper IV:
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- Ethics, Community Participation, Social Responsibility, and Behavioural Change
