Higher education department initiates state level anti-drug action plan on Anti-Drug Day
T'puram: Higher education department is initiating a comprehensive state-level action plan against substance abuse on Anti-Drug Day, June 26. Colleges affiliated with various universities under the higher education department and those under the Directorate of Collegiate Education will observe Anti-Drug Day.
Teachers, non-teaching staff, students, guardians and alumni will take an anti-drug pledge, higher education minister R Bindu said on Tuesday.
The celebration will be inaugurated by Bindu at the Govt Women's College auditorium. The inauguration will kickstart a year-long anti-drug initiative in colleges, the minister said.
The chief minister will officially launch the state-level anti-drug action plan. One of the major decisions proposed is to demand college students submit a written affidavit pledging not to use drugs or engage in drug-related crimes.
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Arrangements were made in all colleges to watch and participate in the state-level inauguration and the anti-drug pledge programme led by the minister online. Extensive awareness programmes in technical and other colleges have been prepared. Student flash mob teams have been organised to perform at bus stands and major junctions. Discussions to prevent drug use and distribution will be held in all classes.
Institutions were instructed to prepare a master plan for a drug-free campus, which will be discussed in class assemblies on Thursday.
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Post Anti-Drug Day, action plans for activities in colleges have been outlined, Bindu said.
The 'Azad Sena,' formed under the National Service Scheme (NSS), will lead ongoing anti-drug activities. With the help of the excise department, Vimukthi Clubs will be established on all campuses. Programmes like Shradha and Nerkootam will be launched in universities, professional education institutions and colleges. Vigilance committees named 'Drug-Free College Protection Committee' and 'Drug-Free University Campus Protection Committee' will be formed at the institutional level, with monthly reviews of their activities.
Participation from the NSS, NCC, Vimukthi Club and PTA will be ensured.
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