Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan: Govt Joins Forces With The Art Of Living To Make India Drug-Free

New Delhi: The Central government is leaving no stone unturned to spread its Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan campaign in the country.

Ministry Of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJE), the nodal ministry for drug demand reduction, has joined hands with The Art Of Living to fulfil the vision of a drug-free India by signing an MoU.

The MoU was signed in the presence of global spiritual humanitarian leader and The Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment Dr Virendra Kumar, MoSJE Secretary Saurabh Garg and MoSJE Joint Secretary Radhika Chakraborty.

“This is an important campaign. Like we have soldiers who fight to protect the country, we are fighting a similar fight within the country and that is against drugs. We need to make this campaign successful as soon as possible, to save India. Our nation’s identity is our youth and if our youth get into drugs, the future of our country begins to get blurred. Our youth have such promising potential to blossom in life, but drugs rob not just the individual but their family, society and nation of that promise,” The Art of Living Founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said.

Union minister Dr Kumar said the government was “proud to be associated with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and The Art of Living.”

“We have a big challenge facing our country. We are fighting a proxy war against those who are working to get our youth into drugs. And to prevent this is not just the responsibility of the Ministry of Social Justice & empowerment but, everyone including non-government organizations, faith groups, self-help groups will need to come forward to end this menace,” the minister said.

Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan is an initiative to tackle substance abuse in India, whereas The Art of Living has been working for over five decades to fight drug menace and help abusers come out of the vicious cycle of drug addiction.