Drug Abuse Monitoring System
NISD

Online submission of DAMS report

1. Online submission of DAMS (Drug Abuse Monitoring System) report is mandatory for all NGOs working in the field of Drug Abuse Prevention and receiving funds from the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment. All such NGOs may therefore ensure submission of reports on quarterly basis, as already advised by Director NISD.
   
   Non submission of report will have bearing on release of next installment of grant by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
   
   E-learning module for online training and guidance of NGOs for submission of DAMS report is now available on NISD Website : www:nisd.gov.in NGOs may log on to the section of the site and get familiarise/trained in using the DAMS software application. NGOs may also seek online clarification from respective RRTCs. They can email :msunilkr@nisd.gov.in, tsampat@t-edge.com
   
   

2. RRTCs must ensure that NGOs of the respective region regularly participate in DAMS activities. RRTCs must guide NGOs in case they have any difficulty in online submission of DAMS report as well as their understanding on e-learning of DAMS module.
   
   All RRTCs must invariably sent a report with the photograph of the activities of current month as well as details of the activities for next couple of months to T-Edge Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Pune, electronically for inclusion in the website and to NISD for printing in the newsletter. Success stories/best practices from their respective region including exemplary work being done by some of the NGOs falling in their regions may also be transferred electronically/by post for appropriate use on website/in newsletter.
   
   One Month Basic course on Drug Abuse Prevention has been carried out in New Delhi from 31st January, 2005 in collaboration with Society for Promotion Youth and Masses (SPYM), Regional Resource and Training Center (North Zone), New Delhi. The basic objective of this course is to train the key functionaries working in Treatment-cum-Rehabilitation Centers supported by the Ministry. More specifically, the course provide information on various aspects of drug abuse and upgrading the basic skills required in dealing with the alcoholics and drug addicts.
   
   Two day orientation courses are being held based on the Training Needs Assessment (TNA) conducted out by RRTCs for the Ministry's aided NGOs running treatment cum rehabilitation centers for functionaries/personnel working in the field of drug abuse and HIV/AIDS. Five such courses were organized in collaboration with the RRTCs at Lucknow, Chandigarh, Nanded, Sholapur, Trichy and Hyderabad.
   
   NISD is organizing various National Level programmes targeted towards expanding the reach of Govt. of India programme on Drug Abuse Prevention, by sensitizing key officials of large networks under the Indian Red Cross Society and NYK/NSS of the Ministry of Youth Affairs besides providing orientation to middle level officials looking after prisons and homes under the Juvenile Justice Act. These programmes will be carried out in the month of February and March, 2005