A premier agency dedicated to shielding our youth from drugs, NCB shoulders responsibility with deftness NCB is advancing Modi Ji's vision of drug-free India at remarkable pace Nation salutes their dedication and patriotism Posted On: 17 MAR 2026 11:21AM by PIB Delhi Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, extended warm greetings to the personnel of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on the occasion of their Raising Day today. In a post on X, Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, “Warm greetings to NCB personnel on their Raising Day. A premier agency dedicated to shielding our youth from drugs, NCB shoulders responsibility with deftness and is advancing Modi Ji's vision of drug-free India at remarkable pace. Nation salutes their dedication and patriotism.” Warm greetings to NCB personnel on their Raising Day. A premier agency dedicated to shielding our youth from drugs, NCB shoulders responsibility with deftness and is advancing Modi Ji's vision of drug-free India at remarkable pace. Nation salutes their dedication and patriotism. — Amit Shah (@AmitShah) March 17, 2026 **** RK/PR/PS (Release ID: 2241031) Visitor Counter : 511 Read this release in: Urdu , Marathi , हिन्दी , Assamese , Manipuri , Bengali-TR , Bengali , Bengali-TR , Punjabi , Gujarati , Telugu , Kannada Ministry of Home Affairs Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, extends warm greetings to the NCB personnel on their Raising Day A premier agency dedicated to shielding our youth from drugs, NCB shoulders responsibility with deftness NCB is advancing Modi Ji's vision of drug-free India at remarkable pace Nation salutes their dedication and patriotism Posted On: 17 MAR 2026 11:21AM by PIB Delhi Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, extended warm greetings to the personnel of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on the occasion of their Raising Day today. In a post on X, Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, “Warm greetings to NCB personnel on their Raising Day. A premier agency dedicated to shielding our youth from drugs, NCB shoulders responsibility with deftness and is advancing Modi Ji's vision of drug-free India at remarkable pace. Nation salutes their dedication and patriotism.” Warm greetings to NCB personnel on their Raising Day. A premier agency dedicated to shielding our youth from drugs, NCB shoulders responsibility with deftness and is advancing Modi Ji's vision of drug-free India at remarkable pace. Nation salutes their dedication and patriotism. — Amit Shah (@AmitShah) March 17, 2026 **** RK/PR/PS (Release ID: 2241031) A premier agency dedicated to shielding our youth from drugs, NCB shoulders responsibility with deftness<br/><br/>NCB is advancing Modi Ji's vision of drug-free India at remarkable pace<br/><br/>Nation salutes their dedication and patriotism" /> <span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, extended warm greetings to the personnel of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on the occasion of their Raising Day today.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">In a post on X, Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, “Warm greetings to NCB personnel on their Raising Day. A premier agency dedicated to shielding our youth from drugs, NCB shoulders responsibility with deftness and is advancing Modi Ji's vision of drug-free India at remarkable pace. Nation salutes their dedication and patriotism.”</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Warm greetings to NCB personnel on their Raising Day.<br><br>A premier agency dedicated to shielding our youth from drugs, NCB shoulders responsibility with deftness and is advancing Modi Ji's vision of drug-free India at remarkable pace. Nation salutes their dedication and patriotism.</p>— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmitShah/status/2033724676644712536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2026</a> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>****</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>RK/PR/PS</strong></span></span></p> " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); var mPlayAction = document.getElementById("playbutton"); var isPlaying = false; function playAudio() { mPlayer.play(); isPlaying = true; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "none"; } function pauseAudio() { mPlayer.pause(); isPlaying = false; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "none"; 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Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, extends warm greetings to the NCB personnel on their Raising Day
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Remember NCB Raising Day falls on 17th March; the agency is India's premier anti-narcotics enforcement body under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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