Chandigarh: Former Haryana DGP O.P. Singh, a 1992-batch IPS officer of the Haryana cadre, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the newly constituted SANKALP Society, a state-level body created to coordinate efforts against substance abuse through prevention, treatment, awareness and community participation.
The SANKALP Society — Substance Abuse and Narcotics Knowledge, Awareness and Liberation Programme — has been constituted through a Haryana Government notification. Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini will chair the society, while its membership brings together senior officials from departments including Home, Health, School Education, Higher Education, Social Justice and Empowerment, Women and Child Development, Urban Local Bodies, Development and Panchayats, and Law and Legislative Affairs.
Focus on Young People and Drug-Free Communities
The notification defines young persons as those between 10 and 35 years and identifies the protection of young people, future generations and vulnerable groups from substance abuse as a key objective.
SANKALP will work at the village, ward, school, college and workplace levels, involving youth clubs, religious leaders, resident welfare associations, local influencers and other community institutions. It will also support the development of SANKALP-certified Nasha Mukt Villages and Wards, with panchayats, urban local bodies and district administrations involved in the process.
For its first year, the society has identified three measurable priorities: reducing first-time NDPS registrations among people below 25 against a fixed 2025-26 baseline, creating de-addiction and counselling capacity, and certifying eligible villages and urban wards as Nasha Mukt.
SANKALP to Coordinate, Not Replace Enforcement Agencies
The society is designed primarily as a coordination and prevention mechanism. It will facilitate coordination between enforcement agencies, review drug-related data, identify risks and track follow-up action.
The notification specifies that SANKALP will not exercise powers of investigation, search, seizure, arrest or detention. Those powers will continue to remain with authorities empowered under the NDPS Act and other applicable laws.
District Narcotics Coordination Centre (NCORD) committees headed by Deputy Commissioners will submit monthly reports for integration into a state dashboard. The society may also establish a data and analytics unit to develop a State Narcotics Risk Index and undertake baseline surveys, assessments and research.
O.P. Singh to Serve for Up to Three Years
O.P. Singh (IPS: 1992: Haryana), will serve as CEO for a term of up to three years. He has previously headed the Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau and also served as Haryana’s Sports Director.
The appointment comes as Haryana continues to expand its focus on drug prevention alongside enforcement. The state recorded 3,738 FIRs under the NDPS Act and 6,801 arrests in 2025, according to figures cited in reports on the SANKALP notification.
Haryana had also launched a separate 100-week Nashamukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat – Sankalp Abhiyaan in August 2026, involving youth-led awareness and community activities against substance abuse.
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