<span style="color: #222222;">Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Virendra Kumar dedicated to the nation 25 Addiction Treatment Facilities, ATF under Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan in New Delhi today. The objective of this ATF scheme is to bridge the gap between drug abuse victim and the treatment facility dedicated for them.<br />''<br />''Speaking on this occasion, Mr Kumar said that these ATF centres will prove beneficial in eradicating the menace of drug abuse from the society and help make Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream of drug free nation a reality. He said, public participation will play a crucial role towards this cause. The Minister said, the nation will only be prosperous when it is free of drug abuse.<br />''<br />''In his address Minister of state for Home Nityanand Rai pointed out how some anti-national forces through drug smuggling across border obstructing country's journey of development. He said, drug abuse created by these hidden forces can become a big obstacle in country's target of achieving 5 trillion dollar economy by 2025 and a developed nation by 2047. The Minister said, collective efforts of all stakeholders are needed to eradicate the menace of drug abuse from the country and make India a prosperous land.<br />''<br />''AIR Correspondent reports that the department of social justice and empowerment launched the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan in August 2020 to create awareness about the ill-effects of drug abuse in youth, children and community. Under the campaign, 372 sensitive districts were identified where menace of drug abuse was very high. So far, more than nine crore 40 lakh people and thousands of educational institutions have been part of this nationwide campaign.</span><br />