Haryana Government has notified a scheme for ‘State Awards for Outstanding Services in the field of Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse’.
The scheme aims at recognising the efforts and encouraging excellence in the prevention of alcoholism and substance abuse and rehabilitation of its victims, said a spokesman of Social Justice and Empowerment Department.
He said that under this scheme, awards would be presented every year for the most effective or outstanding services rendered by individuals and institutions in the prevention of abuse of alcohol, narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and other addictive substances like cough syrups and correction fluid.
Under the scheme, first, second and third prizes of `50,000, `30,000 and `20,000 each would be given away in nine different categories of awards.