GOI Signs with Prajapati Brahma Kumari for Spreading Message of Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan

New Delhi: Department of Social Justice and Empowerment signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the Prajapati Brahma Kumari Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya, Mount Abu in New Delhi on Saturday for spreading the message of Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, NMBA, among youth, women and students.

The MoU was signed in the presence of Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dr Virendra Kumar, MoS in the Ministry Ramdas Athawle and senior members of the Brahma Kumaris management.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Kumar stressed the need for a collective and community-based approach in addressing the challenge of the drug menace in the country. He added that NMBA has now become a mass movement and it is spreading day by day to every nook and corner of the country.

On participation of Brahma Kumari’s management in NMBA this time around, he said, the participation of spiritual leaders will not only increase the outreach of the mission but also help people keep their distance from intoxication through spiritual enlightenment.

NMBA is a flagship programme of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment which is currently operational in 372 districts of the country with an aim to create awareness about the ill effects of substance abuse among the youth.