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Telangana to bring law against repeat drug offenders, colleges
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has decided to introduce a new law to punish repeat drug offenders and hold educational institutions accountable for drug abuse on their campuses. Students who repeatedly…
The Story in Brief
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has decided to introduce a new law to punish repeat drug offenders and hold educational institutions accountable for drug abuse on their campuses. Students who repeatedly abuse drugs or engage in peddling may lose eligibility for fee reimbursement and welfare benefits such as Rythu Bharosa. The proposed law also allows cancellation of recognition for institutions that wilfully neglect drug activity or fail to alert police.
The decision follows high-level meetings last month where officials had first proposed a government order mandating anti-drug committees on campuses. Police believe the lack of such a mandatory requirement reduced the seriousness of institutions. In the last two years, around 820 students have been caught for drug-related offences in Telangana, which has nearly 35,000 educational institutions.
The Indian Opinion
The CM’s move to legislate, not just issue an order, signals seriousness. But linking welfare benefits to student behaviour is a blunt edge. It punishes families for an individual’s relapse. The test is whether the law defines wilful neglect narrowly enough to avoid witch-hunts against minority or low-caste colleges, and whether the de-addiction pipeline is actually funded before the stick is used. A number to watch: the 600 repeat consumers among the 820 caught.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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