NARCO COORDINATION CENTRE

NARCO COORDINATION CENTRE

In order to facilitate coordination between various Central & State stakeholders on matters related to drug law enforcement, Government of India constituted Narco-Coordination (NCORD) mechanism on 22.11.2016. The Government of India on 29.07.2019 further restructured NCORD mechanism by establishing 4-tier Narco Coordination Centre (NCORD) mechanism for ensuring better coordination between Central & State Drug Law Enforcement Agencies and other stake holders in the field of controlling drug trafficking and drug abuse in India. Keeping in view the necessity for improving coordination among various stakeholders in policy matter as also for improving NCORD mechanism to tackle field level issues, the NCORD mechanism was further restructured on 25.03.2022. Government of India also added new members as and when required subsequently. The current 4-tier structure of the NCORD mechanism is at Annexure-I.

The drive against the menace posed by drugs to societal wellbeing and national security has gathered traction with the advent of NCORD mechanism. NCORD portal by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has become a gateway for all drug and NCB related information and also act as a total Knowledge Management System (KMS). It has also helped in enhanced inter-agency coordination, real time intelligence sharing, focused action against drug networks, review and monitoring of strategies, enhancing capacity building in handling drug related cases, adoption of advanced technologies, targeting financial investigation and property confiscation

of drug traffickers, improving de-addiction & rehabilitation programs and promoting anti-drug abuse awareness, etc. In addition, new initiatives like Madak-Padarth Nished Asoochna Kendra (MANAS) – 24×7 toll-free helpline (1933), National Integrated Database on Arrested Narco-Offenders (NIDAAN) portal, Mission SPANDAN – Partnership with spiritual institutions for awareness have emerged out of NCORD mechanism.

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ANNEXURE-I

Current 4-tier structure of the NCORD Mechanism

1. Apex Committee (at the Central Government Level)

Council Secretariat (NSCS)

2. Executive Committee (at the Central Government Level):

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ANNEXURE-I

3. State Level NCORD Committee

Secretary (Home)/Secretary (Home) of the State

[SAFEM (FOP) Act], DoR in State level Committee

4. District Level Committee in Districts:

 

This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.