Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah inaugurated the 3rd National Conference of Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) Heads of States and Union Territories in New Delhi on September 22, 2026.
The two-day conference was organised by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and was attended by the heads of ANTFs from all 36 States and Union Territories.
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Amit Shah inaugurated the 3rd National Conference of ANTF Heads in New Delhi.
The two-day conference was organised by the Narcotics Control Bureau.
ANTF heads from all 36 States and Union Territories participated.
The theme was “United Resolve, Shared Responsibility.”
Discussions focused on the Vision Document on Narcotics Control (2026–2029).
Supply reduction, demand reduction and harm reduction were among the key areas discussed.
Held under the theme “United Resolve, Shared Responsibility,” the conference focused on the progress of targets assigned to State and UT ANTFs under the Vision Document on Narcotics Control (2026–2029).
The discussions focused on strategies to strengthen measures related to supply reduction, demand reduction and harm reduction, along with efforts to strengthen drug law enforcement and coordination among agencies.
The conference also covered the four strategic pillars of the Vision Document: enforcement, intelligence and operations; precursors and synthetic drugs control; demand and harm reduction; and capacity building and coordination.
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Why This Matters
The conference brought together anti-narcotics agencies from States and Union Territories to discuss coordinated approaches to drug trafficking, enforcement and substance-abuse prevention.
