Amit Shah Chairs 10th Apex NCORD Meeting, Unveils Vision Document on Drug Control (2026-2029)

📌 Summary:

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 10th apex-level meeting of the Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) in New Delhi and released the Vision Document on Drug Control (2026-2029) and the NCB Annual Report 2025
• Launched the Online Drugs Disposal Fortnight Campaign targeting destruction of narcotics weighing 2,09,500 kg valued at over ₹6,000 crore; e-inaugurated NCB zonal offices in Jammu and Guwahati
• Vision Document aims to strengthen institutional capacity against synthetic drugs, darknet networks, cross-border trafficking and emerging threats
• Roadmap rests on four pillars: (1) Enforcement, Intelligence and Operations; (2) Precursor and Synthetic Drug Control; (3) Demand Reduction and Rehabilitation; (4) Capacity Building and Coordination
• Strategy of "Detect, Disrupt and Destroy"; mandatory ED financial investigations and freezing of proceeds of crime in major NDPS cases; states urged to convert Anti-Narcotics Task Forces (ANTFs) into dedicated units and set up exclusive NDPS courts
• Cross-border enforcement via Red Corner Notices, extradition and CBI; demand reduction through drug-free zones and awareness with parents, teachers and youth

🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS3 Internal Security — drug trafficking and organised crime, synthetic drugs/darknet, money laundering links, Centre-State coordination and institutional capacity building

📝 Prelims Facts:

• NCORD = Narco-Coordination Centre; this was its 10th apex-level meeting
• Vision Document on Drug Control covers 2026-2029
• Online Drugs Disposal Fortnight target: 2,09,500 kg narcotics worth ₹6,000 crore
• New NCB zonal offices: Jammu and Guwahati
• NDPS = Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act

🔑 Key Term: NCORD (Narco-Coordination Centre) — a four-tier mechanism for coordination among central and state agencies to combat drug trafficking and abuse.