CM Dhami backs Modi's Nasha Mukt Yuva campaign for drug-free India
Synopsis
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami backed PM Modi's newly launched Nasha Mukt Yuva, Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan on 2 August 2026, linking youth drug-freedom to India's Viksit Bharat 2047 development goals and pledging continued state-level anti-narcotics action.
Key Takeaways
PM Narendra Modi launched the Nasha Mukt Yuva, Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan on 2 August 2026 to combat youth drug abuse.
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami publicly endorsed the campaign, calling it 'far-sighted.' The initiative is a people's participation drive combining awareness, community sensitisation, and mass social movement against narcotics.
It builds on the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan launched in 2020 by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Dhami said Uttarakhand is already running parallel anti-drug efforts through law enforcement and public awareness campaigns.
The campaign is framed as essential to realising the Viksit Bharat 2047 development vision through healthy human capital.
A new national campaign to pull India's youth away from substance abuse and steer them toward nation-building found a vocal champion in Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday, 2 August 2026, as he threw the state's full weight behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi's freshly launched 'Nasha Mukt Yuva, Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan'.
Dhami described the initiative as 'atyanth sarahniya evam doordarshi' — 'extremely commendable and far-sighted' — and framed it as indispensable to realising the Viksit Bharat 2047 development vision. 'For the resolve of a Developed India to be fulfilled, it is essential that our youth power remains healthy, aware, and free from social evils like addiction, actively playing its role in nation-building,' he wrote.
What the new campaign targets
The Nasha Mukt Yuva, Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan is a people's participation drive combining public awareness, community sensitisation on the harms of drug abuse, and a jan-andolan — a mass social movement — to advance the goal of a drug-free India. The campaign builds directly on the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, launched in 2020 by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, which first formalised the Centre's multi-pronged approach of awareness, enforcement, and civil-society action against narcotics.
Uttarakhand's parallel anti-narcotics push
Dhami was quick to note that Uttarakhand is not starting from zero. The state government, he said, has been continuously working through public awareness drives, effective law enforcement, and targeted campaigns to build a drug-free society. The national launch now gives those efforts a larger umbrella and a unified message. He called on every citizen to join the jan-abhiyan and strengthen the dual resolve of a Nasha Mukt Uttarakhand and a Viksit Bharat.
Point of View
Lending it policy credibility. The real test will be whether state-level follow-through — budgets, enforcement data, measurable enrolment in de-addiction services — matches the rhetorical alignment.
NationPress
2 Aug 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Nasha Mukt Yuva Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan?
It is a national campaign launched by PM Narendra Modi to raise awareness about drug abuse among youth and mobilise communities toward a drug-free India, linking the goal to the Viksit Bharat 2047 development vision.
What did Uttarakhand CM Dhami say about the anti-drug campaign?
CM Pushkar Singh Dhami called the campaign 'extremely commendable and far-sighted,' pledged state government support, and urged citizens to join the jan-abhiyan for a Nasha Mukt Uttarakhand.
What is the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan and how is it related?
The Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan was launched in 2020 by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to combat drug abuse through awareness and community action; the new 2026 campaign builds on that foundation.
How is Uttarakhand addressing drug abuse at the state level?
According to CM Dhami, the Uttarakhand government has been running public awareness drives, enforcing narcotics laws, and conducting targeted campaigns, which will now align with the national initiative.
What is Viksit Bharat 2047 and why is it linked to anti-drug efforts?
Viksit Bharat 2047 is the central government's vision for a fully developed India by the country's centenary of independence; the campaign links healthy, drug-free youth to the human capital needed to achieve that goal.
