Last Updated: 10 October 2026
Admissions to govt de-addiction & rehab centres up 170%: ~12,200 (2024) to ~34,000 (2025); 14,000+ and 5,800+ more in 2026 till July[1]
-- Sept 2026: 547 OOAT clinics, 219 de-addiction centres, 91 rehabilitation centres[2]
-- 90,000+ drug victims brought into treatment under Yudh Nashian Virudh (Mar 2025 – May 2026)[3]
Aug 2025: One Stop Integrated Program for Women who use Drugs launched in Kapurthala and Amritsar (phase 1) under Yudh Nashian Virudh[4]
IMPACT 2022-2024[5]
-- ~10 lakh patients have undergone treatment
-- 97,413 addicts were admitted in Deaddiction and Rehabilitation Centers as of 11 Jan 2025
INFRA Upgrades:
1> Outpatient Drug Clinics: 2.74x Rise to Total 565 in 2025 under AAP Government
2> Deaddiction centers: 214% Rise in to Total 303 in 2024 under AAP Government
-- Number of beds increased from 1,500 to 5,000 in government de-addiction
-- Counsellors and psychiatrists are being recuited3> Biometric based Centralised system To Stop Misuse of Drug substitute Medicine
-- Centralised platform manages & monitors patient/medicines[6]
-- 1,100 biometric devices and 529 HD web camera bought for De-addiction & OOAT centers[7]
| Year | OOAT Clinics | Party in Power |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 199 | Congress |
| 2021 | 206 | Congress |
| 2022 | 528 | AAP |
| 2023 | 529 | AAP |
| 2024 | 529 | AAP |
| 2025[8] | 565 | AAP |
| 2026 (Sept)[2:1] | 547 | AAP |
* OOAT = Outpatient Opioid Assisted Treatment
Number of beds increased from 1,500 to 5,000 in government managed de-addiction and rehabilitation centers[8:1]
| Year | De-addiction centres |
|---|---|
| 2019[7:2] | 141 (36 Govt + 105 Private) |
| 2023[7:3] | 213 (36 Govt + 177 Private) |
| 2024[9] | 213 |
| 2025[10] | 213 (1000 additional Beds + 1000 private beds available on-demand[11]) |
| 2026 (Sept)[2:2] | 219 (+ 91 rehabilitation centres) |
Counsellors/psychiatrists
Modernisation & Upgrades[10:3]
Skill training and Yoga
Collab with Private[12:1]
Mis-use of buprenorphine: Pilferage of the substitute medicine is suspected
Centralised platform to manage & monitor patient and medicines[6:1]
Biometric Patient Tracking
3 Oct 2026: Punjab to introduce routine screening for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C at government de-addiction and rehabilitation facilities under Yudh Nashian Virudh[16:2]
References:
https://yespunjab.com/punjab-govt-de-addiction-centre-admissions-rise-164-in-one-year-dr-balbir-singh/ (Punjab Govt Press Release, 7 Sept 2026) ↩︎ ↩︎
https://yespunjab.com/punjabs-big-5-anti-drug-strategy-from-police-action-and-village-vigilance-to-prevention-and-rehabilitation/ (Punjab Govt Press Release) ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=222454 (Punjab Govt Press Release) ↩︎
https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=209640 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 25 Aug 2025) ↩︎
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/whats-the-new-phase-of-anti-drug-drive/ ↩︎
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/punjab-to-roll-out-centralised-system-for-monitoring-drug-de-addiction-treatment/articleshow/116692154.cms ↩︎ ↩︎
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/de-addiction-patients-biometric-attendance-9474195/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://yespunjab.com/aap-govt-intensifies-fight-against-drugs-rehab-support-grows-for-youth-and-families/ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/policy-to-battle-drug-menace-in-punjab-in-works-rehab-priority/ ↩︎
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/whats-the-new-phase-of-anti-drug-drive/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/yudh-nashian-virudh-punjab-to-recruit-docs-rope-in-pvt-facilities-for-rehab-cheema-101749496467387.html ↩︎ ↩︎
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/punjab-taps-private-sector-to-bolster-de-addiction-efforts-amid-rising-demand/articleshow/120802189.cms ↩︎ ↩︎
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/121524142.cms ↩︎
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/120802850.cms ↩︎ ↩︎
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-drug-crisis-awareness-crackdown-how-aap-govt-is-pushing-its-twin-track-campaign-9078268/ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=227693 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 3 Oct 2026) ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=224746 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 2 Aug 2026) ↩︎
https://aninews.in/news/national/general-news/punjab-govt-introduces-methadone-maintenance-therapy-to-strengthen-fight-against-drug-addiction20260720184039/ (ANI, 20 Jul 2026) ↩︎
https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=211969 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 10 Oct 2025) ↩︎
https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=224634 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 31 July 2026) ↩︎
https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=225306 (Punjab Govt Press Release, Aug 2026) ↩︎
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U5IjoJJx1PsupDLWapEUsQxo_A3TBQXX/view (Page 15) ↩︎
