Haryana Government has decided to set up de-addiction centres in the premises of jails of the State in a phased manner and the proposal has been cleared by Chief Minister Manohar lal.
To begin with, such centres would be set up at Central Jail, Hisar and District Jail Rohtak where hospitals are already available, said an official spokesman.
The Chief Minister has also approved the proposal to create 26 new posts of different categories for both these approved De-addiction Centres.
More than Rs 78.22 lakh per year would be spent on account of these posts.
Ten bedded De-addiction Centres would have the facility of out and in patient care. However, facilities of lab, diagnostic and emergency services would be provided by local civil hospitals. These Centres would be regulated by De-addiction Rules-2010, said the spokesman.
Recently, the police recruitment drive held in Haryana's Kurukshetra had hit the headlines following death of three youth due to suspected overdose of performance enhancing drugs. All the three men were in their early 20s.
Police had also recovered drugs from recruitment venue and had arrested youth while taking drugs during the recruitment process in Kurukshetra.
Following this, the State Police has launched de-addiction campaign in the state. Under this, survey was conducted by Haryana Police in drug de-addiction centres operational in Hisar range of the state and further, awareness campaigns would be organized.
The state police has in June also kickstarted the 'Drug-Free Haryana' campaign to mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.