Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) conducts Jan Samvad at Malana in Kullu District to create preventive drug awareness and to promote development

The Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN), under the Ministry of Finance, conducted a Jan Samvad at Malana village in Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, on October 6, 2026. Part of the Preventive Outreach under Yuva Raksha initiatives, the event aimed to create preventive drug awareness and promote alternative development in illicit cannabis cultivation-affected areas under India's National NDPS Policy, 2012 and Vision Document on Narcotics Control 2026–2029. Discussions addressed alternative livelihoods, agricultural challenges, ecological impacts, and sustainable cropping systems. Community members and school children took collective pledges to refrain from drug consumption and discontinue illicit cannabis cultivation.