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The Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, congratulated the Assam Chief Minister, Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma, and the Assam Police for their sustained crackdown against narcotics, which resulted in 945 arrests, 547 cases, and narcotics seizures worth over ₹182 crore. The crackdown was part of the Nasha Mukt Bharat vision of PM Modi, which aims to dismantle drug networks and safeguard the youth. The Vision Document on Narcotics Control 2026-29 reaffirms the resolve to dismantle drug networks and strike at their financial foundations.
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The Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan is a part of the government's efforts to tackle narcotics, which was launched in 2021 with the aim of creating a 'nasha-mukt' (drug-free) India.
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How much worth of narcotics was seized in Assam during the crackdown?
Narcotics seizures worth over ₹182 crore were made in Assam.
Consider the following statements regarding Crackdown against narcotics in Assam: 1. 945 arrests were made in the crackdown against narcotics in Assam. 2. 547 cases were registered in the crackdown against narcotics in Assam. 3. The Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, led the crackdown against narcotics in Assam. How many of the above statements are correct?
Statement 1 is correct because fact 6 states that 945 arrests were made in the crackdown against narcotics in Assam. Statement 2 is correct because fact 7 states that 547 cases were registered in the crackdown against narcotics in Assam. Statement 3 is false because fact 4 states that Shri Amit Shah is the Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, but there is no evidence that he led the crackdown against narcotics in Assam.
Consider the following two statements: Statement-I: The crackdown against narcotics in Assam resulted in the seizure of narcotics worth over ₹182 crore. Statement-II: The Nasha Mukt Bharat vision of PM Modi aims to strike at the financial foundations of drug networks. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Statement 1 is correct because the fact list states that narcotics seizures worth over ₹182 crore were made in Assam. Statement 2 is correct because the Nasha Mukt Bharat vision of PM Modi aims to strike at the financial foundations of drug networks, as stated in the fact list. Statement 2 explains why Statement 1 is true because the Nasha Mukt Bharat vision aims to strike at the financial foundations of drug networks, which would result in the seizure of narcotics worth a significant amount, such as over ₹182 crore.