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Union Minister for Social and Empowerment<\/a> Virendra Kumar said the Centre has been extending all possible cooperation to border states in fighting the menace of drug trade and abuse. Setting up rehabilitation centres to help the drug users give up their addiction is a part of the fight against drugs in which his Ministry is directly involved, he said. Addressing a press conference here, Kumar said, “In border states like Rajasthan, Assam, Punjab and Sikkim<\/a>, among others, the problem of drugs is a major issue. The government here (in Assam) is already fighting it and the Central government has been extending its full support.”<\/p>\n

The minister said he visited the rehabilitation centre for addicts run by the Committee on Social Economic Health<\/a> Development-ICRA at Khetri on the outskirts of the city earlier in the day and interacted with inmates there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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