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SAYS, PUNITIVE ACTION TO BE TAKEN AGAINST VENDS FOUND SELLING LIQUOR TO PERSONS BELOW 25 YEARS
REVIEW PROGRESS MADE UNDER JOINT ACTION PLAN ON PREVENTION OF DRUGS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG CHILDREN
Jalandhar, August 16 2021
Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori today directed the officials of health and police department to ensure installation of CCTV cameras at chemist shops across district so that sale of psychotropic drugs to minors could be kept under check.
Participating in a virtual review meeting chaired by Chairperson National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Priyank Kanoongo, the DC apprised the commission about the progress made under the joint action plan on prevention of drugs and substances abuse among children and illicit trafficking by the district administration Jalandhar.
The DC further issued on spot direction to the health and police department to implement this joint action plan scrupulously, especially by ensuring installation of CCTV cameras at chemist shops. He categorically mentioned that the sale of scheduled drugs reported, if any, would be dealt with heavy hands and punitive action would be taken against the erring persons. He further asked officials to implement provisions of Excise Act at the liquor where, which prohibits sale of liquor to persons below the age of 25 years adding anyone beyond the age of 18 cannot be employed at wine shops.
District Education Officer apprised the DC about the awareness drive being carried out in the school, where daily meetings were being conducted in as many as 435 schools in the district. Further, the Buddy mass trainers are also conducting training sessions among children to sensitize them against drug abuse in the schools on a daily basis. The DC directed all the concerned departments to furnish their progress report so that a compiled report could be submitted to the NCPCR within stipulated time-frame.
Pointing out further, District Program Officer G.S. Randhawa said that Anganwadi, Asha workers and labor officials were being roped in by the administration to create awareness among different sections of the society to keep children from drug abuse.
