Central Sector Scheme "ASSISTANCE TO STATES/UTs FOR NARCOTICS CONTROL"
With a view to eradicate the drug menace, the Government of India had introduced a scheme- “Assistance to States &UTs Scheme for Narcotics Control” to finance State & UT Governments in an effort to strengthen their enforcement capabilities for combating illicit trafficking in NDPS.
The Scheme was launched by the MHA on 2 nd October, 2004, with an estimated budget of Rs 10 Crores and was valid for a period of 5 years till 31-03-2009. The Scheme had further been extended for a period of 05 years from 2009-‘10 to 2014- ‘15 with an estimated budget of Rs 15 Crores; again for a period of 03 years from 2014-‘15 to 2016-‘17 with an estimated budget of Rs 15 Crores and again from 2017- ‘18 to 2019-‘20 with an estimated budget of Rs 21 Crores. The Scheme has further been extended under the umbrella of Police Modernization from 2021-‘22 to 2025-‘26 with an outlay of 50 Crores.
As per the existing guidelines of the scheme, financial assistance is provided to States & UTs for purchase of the following equipment:
