Steps to Prevent Illicit Trafficking of Narcotics in India (NDPS & PITNDPS; NCB capacity and coordination)
Narcotics Control Bureau capacity, inter-agency coordination, and financial investigation are central to India’s anti-drug enforcement architecture.
- The Narcotics Control Bureau functions with State Police and other drug law enforcement agencies under the NDPS Act, 1985.
- The NCORD mechanism is used to improve coordination between Central and State drug law enforcement agencies and other stakeholders.
- The Joint Coordination Committee is used to monitor significant drug cases, including cases of narco-terrorism.
What happened
The Ministry of Home Affairs said that India is using a multi-agency enforcement strategy to prevent illicit trafficking of narcotics. The approach combines the Narcotics Control Bureau, State Police, and other drug law enforcement agencies under the NDPS Act, 1985, along with coordination, intelligence-sharing, financial investigation, and capacity-building measures.
The Ministry of Home Affairs also said that a Vision Document on Narcotics Control (2026-2029) was released on 26 June 2026 to provide a three-year road map with time-bound targets and a whole-of-government, whole-of-society approach.
UPSC may ask about the legal tools, enforcement institutions, and coordination mechanisms used against drug trafficking in India, including the role of the Narcotics Control Bureau, NCORD, financial investigation, and preventive detention under the PITNDPS Act, 1988.
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