• All schools, including hostels in Himachal, will be compulsorily declared “No Drugs, No Intoxication Zone”.
• Students will have to give an undertaking while filling the admission form that they are aware that the school is a “No Intoxication Zone” and he will refrain from consuming intoxicants or narcotic substance.
• As per the guidelines issued by the Education Department regarding the implementation of the “Integrated Drug Prevention Policy-2022”, any violation of these guidelines will attract disciplinary action, including expulsion from the institution.
• Besides, sports, yoga and meditation will be made compulsory for faculty members and students in the institution.
• In order to create awareness against drug abuse, all schools shall essentially organise contests like debates, declamations, essay-writing, painting, slogan-writing, skits, short plays, rallies etc to focus on ill-effects of drugs abuse and alcoholism.
• NSS volunteers, NCC leaders, students and parents shall draw an exhaustive plan to disseminate awareness and sensitisation programmes periodically.
• NCC cadets, NSS volunteers and Scouts and Guides will be involved in reporting peddlers to the police while the administrative, teaching and non-teaching staff of schools will be encouraged to look out for peddlers in their vicinity and report them to the police.
• The Director, Higher Education, has urged all the Deputy Directors of Education to direct the schools under their jurisdiction to organise meetings of school management committees, parents and anti-drug clubs of the school and invite the medical health department or any other counsellors, psychologists for sensitising students on drug abuse.
• Anonymous surveys will be conducted to assess the levels of drug addiction among students to identify addicts and talk to their parents to find medical help.
• Schools shall constitute anti-drug clubs and introduce anti-drug campaigns under their “Internal Quality Assurance Mechanism” to promote a drug-free life among its members and in the institutions.
Guidelines by Education Department
o All schools will organise contests, plays, rallies etc to focus on ill-effects of drugs abuse and alcoholism.
o NSS volunteers and parents will draw a plan to hold sensitisation programmes against drug abuse.
o Teachers and volunteers will be involved in reporting peddling to the police.
o Anonymous surveys will be conducted to identify addicted students to seek help for them.
o Any violation of the norms will attract action.