{"data": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "id": "PIB-2328634", "url": "https://publicfeed.in/orders/PIB-2328634", "headline": "Health Ministry launches training programme for 10,000 drug de-addiction professionals", "summary": "The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced on 26 October 2026 the launch of a Capacity Building Training Programme for medical and allied healthcare professionals working in drug de-addiction. The initiative aims to train 10,000 service providers by March 2029 to improve the quality of evidence-based treatment for substance use disorders. Training will be delivered via a blended approach of online live sessions, self-paced modules, and in-person courses through six central government institutions. The release does not say when the programme takes effect, but notes that over 800 nominations have already been received.", "key_points": ["Target: Train 10,000 service providers by March 2029", "Phased targets: 2,000 in current FY, 3,000 in 2027-28, and 5,000 in 2028-29", "Eligible: Doctors, nurses, counsellors, psychologists, and social workers", "Delivery: Blended learning via 6 institutions, including NDDTC AIIMS and NIMHANS", "Resource: Second edition of 'Substance Use Disorder: Manual for Physicians' released"], "issued_date": "2026-10-26", "listing_date": "2026-10-26", "document": {"form": "Press release", "number": "2328634", "type": "Press release", "legal_character": "informational_communication", "functions": ["announces"], "cites": ["Vision Document on Narcotic Control: 2026-2029"]}, "issuer": "Ministry of Health and Family Welfare", "department": "Ministry of Health and Family Welfare", "source": {"key": "pib", "name": "Press Information Bureau", "site": "pib.gov.in", "official_url": "https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=2328634"}, "topics": ["healthcare training", "drug de-addiction", "capacity building"], "reader_topics": ["Health"], "intent": "updates", "states": [], "national": true, "places": ["across the country"], "applies_to": ["doctors, nurses, counsellors, psychologists, social workers and other medical and allied healthcare personnel"], "dates": [{"kind": "event", "date": "2026-10-26", "wording": "today", "what": "launch of Capacity Building Training Programme", "counts_from": null}, {"kind": "deadline", "date": "2029-03-31", "wording": "by March 2029", "what": "training of 10,000 service providers", "counts_from": null}, {"kind": "period_start", "date": "2026-06-01", "wording": "June 2026", "what": "Vision Document on Narcotic Control: 2026-2029 unveiled", "counts_from": null}], "revision": "0796675285bfe516", "recorded_at": "2026-10-26T14:54:47.945717+00:00", "provenance": {"method": "ai_summary", "automated_check": "pass", "human_review": "pending"}}, "meta": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "count": 1, "next": null, "plan": "free", "feed_updated_at": "2026-10-27T18:13:22.042941+00:00", "generated_at": "2026-10-27T18:18:17+00:00"}, "attribution": "Data: PublicFeed (https://publicfeed.in), summarising official documents linked in each record. Summaries are AI-generated and not legal advice; the official original is the authority.", "license": "https://publicfeed.in/terms#data-licence"}