Dated Aizawl, the 26th September 2026: A meeting to review the implementation of various schemes of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) by the Government of Mizoram was held today at the Secretariat Conference Hall, MINECO, Aizawl. The meeting was chaired by Pu Sudhansh Pant, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, and attended by officials of the Social Welfare Department and other concerned departments.

Pu Sudhir Kumar, Chief Secretary-in-charge, delivered the opening remarks, while Pi Lalzarmawii, Commissioner & Secretary, Social Welfare Department, chaired the State-level proceedings. Pu Vivek Kumar Tripathi, Director, Social Welfare, presented the various initiatives undertaken by the Government of Mizoram. Heads of departments implementing various social welfare schemes also briefed the meeting on the progress of their respective programmes.

The Union Secretary commended Mizoram’s efforts in drug demand reduction, noting that the State had ranked first in India in July this year. He urged the State to sustain its efforts and emphasised the importance of prevention, awareness, treatment, rehabilitation and supply reduction. He also appreciated Mizoram’s three-tier Drug Demand Reduction Committee mechanism and initiatives such as the Narcotics Anonymous booklet, Standard Operating Procedure and accreditation of Drug Rehabilitation Centres, and encouraged the State to share these initiatives with the Ministry for possible replication at the national level.

Under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA), implemented in three phases covering all districts, 360 activities have been conducted, reaching 1,48,805 people. State, District and Block-level Drug Demand Reduction Committees have been established for coordination and monitoring. Under the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR), Mizoram has 10 Integrated Rehabilitation Centres for Addicts, District De-addiction Centres in six districts, two Outreach and Drop-in Centres, five District Treatment Facilities, and Addiction Treatment Facilities at Aizawl and Champhai District Hospitals.

The State’s Hulhliap initiative, launched in June 2025 for short-term care, recovery and rehabilitation of persons affected by substance abuse, has so far admitted 2,255 persons and conducted 20-day detoxification, medical treatment and psycho-spiritual counselling camps. A follow-up Narcotics Anonymous Awareness Programme, conducted jointly with the Presbyterian Church and Mizoram Drug Users Forum, has also reached church leaders, youth, families and recovering drug users.

In the area of senior citizens, the State Senior Citizens Home provides residential care, healthcare and psychosocial support. Under the State Action Plan for Senior Citizens (SAPSrC), 613 free cataract surgeries, 475 health screenings and 181 dementia screenings were conducted during 2025-26. Another round of activities is being implemented during 2026-27. Under Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY), geriatric caregiver training and other programmes for senior citizens are also being implemented.

Under SMILE, rehabilitation of persons engaged in begging is being undertaken in Aizawl and Lunglei. Under PM-AJAY, three SC girls’ hostels with a capacity of 150 each are being constructed at Falkawn, Muallungthu and Lunglei.

Under NAMASTE, 143 sewer and septic tank sanitation workers have been profiled across 19 Urban Local Bodies, 108 have received Ayushman Bharat cards, and Emergency Response Sanitation Units and Responsible Sanitation Authorities have been established in all 11 districts.

The Union Secretary appreciated the efforts of the Government of Mizoram and various stakeholders in implementing social welfare programmes and expressed the Union Ministry’s continued support for the State’s initiatives.


Union Secretary Pu Sudhansh Pant hoin MoSJE hmalakna thlirho 

Dated Aizawl, the 26th September 2026: Vawiin khan sawrkar laipui Social Justice and Empowerment Secretary Pu Sudhansh Pant, IAS hovin Social Welfare Department leh a kaihhnawih Department dangte nen Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment hnuaia Scheme hrang hrang Mizoram Sawrkarin a kalpui dan thlirhona meeting, Secretariat Conference Hall, MINECO, Aizawlah neih a ni.

Union Secretary chuan Drug dona kawnga Mizoram sawrkar leh tlawmngai pawlte hmalakna a fak a. Demand Reducation-ah July thla khan Mizoram chu India ram pumah pakhatna niin he dinhmun hauh chhunzawm zel tura tan la turin a fuih. Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan (NMBA) Drug Free India campaign chungchang sawiin he hmalakna hi India sawrkarin a ngai pawimawh hle a; drug nuaibo mai bakah addict ten an sim theihna tura tanpui te, enkawlna tha an dawn theihna tura tan lak te, a la ti ve ngailo ten tihchhin chakna an neih lohna tura awareness campaign ngawrh taka neih te chu ngaih pawimawh a nih thu a sawi.

Drug demand titawp tur leh a tawlhruk nuaibo turin Deparment hrang hrangte thawhhona a pawimawh, Secretary chuan a ti a. Narcotics Anonymous Booklet, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) leh Drug Rehabilitation Centre-te accreditation chungchanga Mizoram sawrkar hmalakna fakin an tihdan tha entawn theih lai awm te an lo zir theihnan Ministry-ah thawnthla turin a hrilh a ni. Central YMA hmalakna pawh fakin Pu Sudhansh Pant chuan drug dona kawnga theihtawp chhuah zel tur leh, sawrkar laipui atanga sum an dawnte tangkai tak leh awmze neia an hman phawt chuan, Ministry-in a tanpui chhunzawm zel tur thu a sawi a ni.

Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) Drug Free India Campaign hi Mizoram District zawng zawngah kalpui niin hmalakna hrang hrang vawi 360 zet an kalpui tawh a; State, District leh Block level ah te Committee siamin mi 1,48,805 ten an chhawr tangkai tawh a ni. Addict te tan Integrated Rehabilitation Centre 10 siam a ni tawh a, District parukah De-addiction Centre a awm a, Outreach leh Drop-in Centre te siamin Aizawl leh Champhai District Hospital ah te Addiction Treatment Facility siam a ni. Hulhliap Short Stay hmalakna kaltlangin ruihhlo ngai 2,255 chuangin enkawlna an dawng tawh tih vawiin meeting-ah hian tarlan a ni.

Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY) hnuaiah kum upate enkawl dan Geriatric Caregiver training buatsaih a ni a. A thlawnin kum upa mi 613 tan Cataract surgery, dementia screening vawi 181 leh health camp vawi 475 buatsaih sak an ni tawh a. Kum upate chenna tura sak Senior Citizens Home-ah vawiin thlengin mi 84 admit an ni tawh.

SMILE kaltlangin Aizawl leh Lungleiah kutdawhten eizawnna tha zawk an neih theih dan kawng kawhhmuh leh tanpui kawngah hmalak a ni a. PM-AJAY hnuaiah Scheduled Caste hmeichhiate tan Falkawn, Muallungthu leh Lungleiah hostel sak mek a ni a, kumin sawrkar kumah peihfel hman beisei a ni. Sanitation worker mi 108 te hnenah Ayushman Bharat card pekchhuah a ni a. Mizoram District zawng zawngah Emergency Response Sanitation Unit leh Responsible Sanitation Authority din a ni bawk.

He meeting hi Mizoram Sawrkar Social Welfare Commissioner & Secretary Pi Lalzarmawii’n a kaihruai a. Pu Sudhir Kumar, Chief Secretary charge la mektu chuan sawihawnna hun a hmang a. Social Welfare Director Pu Vivek Kumar Tripathi chuan power point hmangin Mizoram sawrkar hmalakna hrang hrang a tarlang a. Social welfare scheme hrang hrang kengkawhtu department hotuten an hmalakna an sawi bawk a ni.