NATIONAL NARCOTICS HELPLINE ‘MANAS’

NATIONAL NARCOTICS HELPLINE ‘MANAS’

MANAS (Madak-Padarth Nished Asoochna Kendra) Helpline- 1933 was launched on 18th July 2024 by the Government to empower citizens to fight against the drug menace and to function as a secure, citizen-centric platform to enable anonymous reporting of drug trafficking, illicit cultivation, and related offences. It also extends support for counselling and rehabilitation, thereby strengthening the participation of citizens in combating the drug menace. Developed as a unified, secure and bilingual digital platform, MANAS offers citizens a seamless, confidential and multi-channel interface to report drug-related issues and access rehabilitation resources. Citizens can reach out to MANAS Helpline through the following channels:

Citizens can utilize the MANAS Helpline for:

Since its launch, the MANAS Helpline has seen significant results (till July 2025):

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.