DW BUREAU / Chandigarh Haryana Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal said that for the prevention and control of drug smuggling in Haryana, various steps are being taken as per the roadmap prepared from village-ward level to state level. As per the aim of the State Government, Haryana State Drug Control Bureau is working to make the society aware by conducting awareness campaigns in coordination with the departments for the prevention of drugs. The Chief Secretary was presiding over the second meeting of the State Level Committee of Narco Coordination Center (NCORD) here today through video conferencing. Sh. Kaushal directed the officers that along with the efforts of the government for the eradication of drugs from the society, it is very important to make people aware regarding the campaign. Extensive IEC activities should also be implemented by District Information, Public Relations Officers. During the meeting, Deputy Director General, NCB, Delhi, Sh. Gyaneshwar Singh, made a presentation on the joint activities of Haryana and NCB. While appreciating the efforts being made by Haryana for the prevention of drug abuse, he said that Haryana has ensured better implementation of the schemes at the grassroots level by incorporating most of the parameters in its action plan. He also recommended the early submission of an action plan to the Home Department to enhance the forensic capacity of the State. In the meeting, Additional Director General of Police, Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau, Panchkula, Sh. Shrikant Jadhav informed that according to the state action plan, mission teams have been prepared from village-ward level to state level for drug prevention. The main objective of these teams is to trace the addicted people, to enter their data in the mobile application, to make various efforts for counselling and rehabilitation of such people and to spread awareness as well. Apart from this, the Bureau has planned to conduct scientific, social and psychological studies in collaboration with various Universities of the state to formulate an effective policy and strategy for rehabilitation. Youth clubs set up by the Department of Sports and Youth Affairs are also being involved in the awareness campaign. He informed that regular courses and training programmes are being conducted by the Bureau at Haryana Police Academy and Police Training Centres for matters covered under NDPS Act. Apart from this, awareness programmes have also been conducted at school, college and university level under the Dhakad initiative. Only 20 outstanding performing officers and employees will be honoured Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal has directed all the Deputy Commissioners to limit the list of Independence Day and Republic Day awardees to only 20 persons. He clarified that the list of officers and employees who are to be honoured should be prepared only after a thorough investigation and special care should be taken that no controversial person should be honoured. The Chief Secretary said that the list of all such awardees should be prepared with complete transparency and such officers, and employees should also be honoured, who have done excellent services and have maximum attendance in the office. The selection criteria of the awardees will be set by the committee constituted at the state level in compliance with the directions of the Chief Minister. He said that the Departments should prepare the awardees lists by August 5 for Independence Day celebrations and by January 15 for Republic Day celebrations. No name should be included beyond these dates. (editor@dailyworld.in)