Competitions like wall-painting, rangoli etc, street plays, marathon run, rally against drug de-addiction and human chain building, lectures of subject-experts and responsible persons who have freed themselves from drug addiction/ alcoholism, oath taking by general public against drug addiction, plays and songs by cultural kala mandalis etc will be organized on International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on June 26. Oath will also be administered to the general public for drug de-addiction through banners, posters and pamphlets.
Guidelines have been issued by the state government to all the Collectors, Superintendents of Police, Chief Executive Officers and officers of Social Justice and Disabled Welfare Department. The programmes will be held in strict compliance with the model code of conduct for urban body and panchayat elections.
Commissioner Social Justice and Disabled Welfare E Ramesh Kumar has said that the purpose of celebrating the day is to empower those influences, from which a society free of drugs and substances can be built.
Participation of health and family welfare, school education, higher education, medical education, women and child development, urban administration and development, panchayat and rural development, police, prison, sports and youth welfare departments and NGOs will be ensured in the programmes.