On 4 November in Bikaner, District Collector and District Magistrate Shri Nishant Jain chaired a meeting of the Narcotics Coordination Committee in the Collector’s Hall
The meeting directed that narcotics‑coordination meetings and activities be regularly organised in all sub‑divisions of the district and special vigilance be kept in border areas
Dissemination of drug‑free messages
The District Collector said every programme should strive to reach as many people as possible with the drug‑free message
Action against a suspect organisation
The committee ordered the licence of the Maroot Narayan Service Institute, a drug‑rehabilitation centre in Vallabh Garden area, to be cancelled and its grant to be stopped after suspicious activities were found
Instructions to other departments
Directions were also given to the Social Justice and Empowerment, Sports and Education departments to organise intensive activities
The drug controller said licences of 12 medical stores in the district have been suspended for varying periods and two have been cancelled
Role of police and health departments
Police Superintendent Shri Mridul Kachhawa spoke of joint actions by police and health departments under the Kotpa Act during the 60‑day Tobacco‑Free India campaign
He emphasised monitoring and strict action against undesirable activities that promote drug use in border areas