New Delhi: The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to put in place within six months a national action plan to curb the rising drugs and alcohol abuse cases among school children, observing they are encouraged to become "drug peddlers once they get addicted".
A bench comprising Chief Justice TS Thakur and DY Chandrachud also asked the Centre to conduct a national survey on the substance and alcohol abuse and use of psychotropic substances among children in schools across the country.
Issuing a slew of directions, the bench observed "Children are encouraged to become drug peddlers once they are addicted (to drugs)."
The bench also favoured a re-look on the curriculum to make school children aware about substance abuse and its ill-effects.
The directions were passed on a 2014 PIL filed by NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan of Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi.
The NGO, in its plea, had sought a direction to formulate a national action plan for children on drugs and substance abuse including all issues of identification, investigation, recovery, counselling and rehabilitation.
It had also sought creation of model syllabus on ill-effects of drugs and substance abuse.
The NGO, represented by senior advocate HS Phoolka, had sought setting up of rehabilitation and de-addiction centres in each district of the country with a special wing for children.
A bench comprising Chief Justice TS Thakur and DY Chandrachud also asked the Centre to conduct a national survey on the substance and alcohol abuse and use of psychotropic substances among children in schools across the country.
Issuing a slew of directions, the bench observed "Children are encouraged to become drug peddlers once they are addicted (to drugs)."
The directions were passed on a 2014 PIL filed by NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan of Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi.
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It had also sought creation of model syllabus on ill-effects of drugs and substance abuse.
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