Kashi Declaration

About Kashi Declaration:

• It was adopted at the Youth Spiritual Summit, held under the theme ‘Drug-free Youth for Developed India’ at the Rudraksh International Convention Centre in Varanasi.
• The summit was organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
• The summit brought together over 600 youth leaders from more than 120 spiritual and socio-cultural organisations, along with academicians, experts, and government representatives.
• The event was a moment in India’s pursuit of a drug-free society by 2047, uniting spiritual strength with youthful resolve.
• The Kashi Declaration calls for treating substance abuse as a complex public health and societal challenge.
  • It recommends a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach, integrating efforts from spiritual, educational, technological, and cultural domains.
  • It proposed institutional mechanisms for multi-ministerial coordination, including the formation of a Joint National Committee, annual progress reporting, and a national platform for linking affected individuals to support services.