# Governor calls for drug-free India by 2047 from every household 2026-08-26T05:28:55+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Telangana Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla on Tuesday called for collective efforts to make India a drug-free nation by 2047, urging the campaign to begin from every household. Speaking at a Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan programme in Nizamabad, he said the country's next challenge after addressing the Naxal issue is to free society from drug abuse. The Governor urged youngsters to stay away from narcotics and channel energy into education, sports, skill development and nation-building. Stating the campaign under PM Modi's leadership is evolving into a people's movement, he said tackling drug abuse requires stringent legal action alongside sustained awareness, counselling and rehabilitation. Nizamabad MP Dharmapuri Arvind also spoke at the event. ## Indian Opinion Analysis India's 2047 target for a drug-free nation mirrors the timeline set by the Centre for the 'Viksit Bharat' vision. The Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, launched in 2020, operates across 786 districts, with Nizamabad being one of 272 high-focus districts identified by the Narcotics Control Bureau. The governor's comparison to the Naxal issue draws on a decades-long strategy combining force and rehabilitation, not a direct parallel in policy. The real metric to watch is the annual seizure data from the NCB and state police, which will show whether such campaigns translate into reduced supply. The next concrete date is the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on 26 June 2026, when district-wise progress reports are typically published. ## Coverage - newindianexpress.com Leads with governor's call and frames the campaign as a people's movement under PM Modi, with no critical counterpoint This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Narendra Modi, Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, Nizamabad, Shiv Pratap Shukla Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/governor-calls-for-drug-free-india-by-2047-from-every-household/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/governor-calls-for-drug-free-india-by-2047-from-every-household/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/