Formation of Prahari Clubs in all Schools
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR following the directions of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India to prevent children from menace of drugs and substance abuse has developed and released a Joint Action Plan on “Prevention of Drugs and Substance Abuse Among Children and Illicit Trafciing” with Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in 2021. The Joint Action Plan –“एक ययद नशश कश वविरुद”– was formulated to streamline and strategize the eforts made by various authorities, institutions, agencies to bring paradigm shifts in the direction of drugs and substance abuse prevention amongst the children in the country. Moreover, NCPCR and SCPCR has given directions to all the concerned departments to wori according to the guidelines of Joint Action Plan of NCPCR, it is a framewori to wean away children from drug abuse and to stop selling of drugs in surrounding areas of schools/educational and child care institutions through convergent actions in a time-bound manner. Prahari Club is an association of children who are striving towards the achievement of common goals and objectives. It is formed, managed and run by children themselves. It also adopts some of the strategic interventions to prevent the reach of pharmaceutical drugs, substances and other forms of goods used as intoxicants by the children. Awareness is iey to prevention and brings positive changes in behaviour, especially in the young. It is paramount to give the children correct scientifc information, and also sensitize them to deal with peer pressure. Various studies have suggested that a person is mostly introduced to drugs and substances by the peers and the frst dose is always a free one. Therefore, awareness would help them to develop the understanding that they must not succumb to any pressure to use drugs. Currently, several types of student’s clubs and programs are being run in schools, colleges and educational institutions on various themes and subjects. All these clubs may be roped in to create awareness and wori towards the prevention of drugs and substance abuse amongst children and youth. All clubs should wori in convergence for the saie of awareness on bad efects of drugs. The main objective of the Prahari Clubs is to ensure that the selling of drugs and substances in surrounding areas of schools/educational institutions is prohibited and to sensitize students to be more vigilant about any activity of drugs and substance abuse in the
schools/educational institutions. “Prahari Clubs” provides a platform for the students to come together, meet, discuss and plan activities for their own development as well as that of the society to curb the menace of drugs and substance abuse
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