Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will launch the state-wide de-addiction campaign, which will start in the state from October 2nd on Gandhi Jayanti. The state level programme will start at 12.30 pm at Lal Parade Ground in Bhopal.
In the inauguration programme, Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Virendra Kumar, former Chief Minister Sadhvi Uma Bharti, State Social Justice and Disabled Welfare Minister Shri Prem Singh Patel, founder of Patanjali Yogpeeth and Patanjali Ayurved Swami Baba Ramdev, President of Ram Chandra Mission Kamlesh Patel 'Daji', Pro Vice Chancellor of Dev Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya Gayatri Parivar Chinmay Pandya and National Organisation Secretary of Arogya Bharti, Ashok Varshney will be specially present. The campaign will run till November 30.
In the campaign organised by the Social Justice and Disabled Welfare Department, meetings and oath-taking programmes will be held in every town and village of the state to make the entire society aware against addiction and especially the youth about the lethality of toxic substances in which information will be given about the initial symptoms of a person who is attracted towards drugs along with sharing the experiences of people who have become drug free.
De-addiction camps will be organised in the campaign and information will be given about the services being provided by the De-addiction Helpline 14446.
Support of celebrities along with religious leaders, social organisations, voluntary organisations will also be taken in the campaign. Various activities will be conducted in the campaign to build up the atmosphere along with programmes in schools, colleges. District level committees have been constituted under the chairmanship of the Collector for de-addiction campaign in all the districts.
In the month of November, there will be 6 days programmes and activities in schools and colleges.
On the first day there will be lecture, presentation, screening of short film, on the second day the essay competition "Letter by students to their close ones", on the third day there will be painting competition, on the fourth day, debate competition and street play, on the fifth day wall painting and rangoli competition will be held. On the last day the winners will be awarded.