# An Anti-Narcotics Force will operate under the Chief Minister

- ID: P10-D-01#1
- Page: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/promise/p10-d-01-1 (Tamil: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/ta/promise/p10-d-01-1)
- Pillar: 10. People's Government; Truthful and Honest Governance
- Section: D. Law and Order and Justice
- Manifesto page: 88
- Stage: Formal order (A government order or sanction was issued)
- Last recorded: 11 Aug 2026
- Data licence: CC BY-NC 4.0. Curated commitments, translations, evidence links and stage analysis compiled by Sollum Seyalum (https://sollumseyalum.web.app).

## Promised in the manifesto

An Anti-Narcotics Force will be created under the direct supervision of the Chief Minister.

## Where it stands

Formal order on 8 Aug 2026.

The government ordered the creation of Anti-Narcotics Task Force units at the district level.

**So far:** The Government has created Anti-Narcotics Task Force Units at the district level.

**Not yet seen:** Nothing further noted.

_Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them._

## Documents behind this

- 11 Aug 2026 · Press release · DIPR press release 22312: The government has sanctioned 264.14 crore rupees for the Anti-Drug Force. ([Open the document (Press release)](https://dipr.tn.gov.in/dipr_api/v1/uploads/tn_govt_press_release/DIPR_-_P.R.NO.523_-_Hon_ble_CM_Press_Release_-_Home_Dept_-_Anti_Drug_programme_-_Date_-_11.8.2026.pdf))
- 11 Aug 2026 · Press release · DIPR press release 22312: The government has established 65 Anti-Drug Force units across the state, including 37 in districts and 28 in police commissionerates. ([Open the document (Press release)](https://dipr.tn.gov.in/dipr_api/v1/uploads/tn_govt_press_release/DIPR_-_P.R.NO.523_-_Hon_ble_CM_Press_Release_-_Home_Dept_-_Anti_Drug_programme_-_Date_-_11.8.2026.pdf))
- 11 Aug 2026 · Press release · DIPR press release 22312: The government created 65 anti-narcotics units across the state with a financial allocation of Rs 264.14 crore. ([Open the document (Press release)](https://dipr.tn.gov.in/dipr_api/v1/uploads/tn_govt_press_release/DIPR_-_P.R.NO.523_-_Hon_ble_CM_Press_Release_-_Home_Dept_-_Anti_Drug_programme_-_Date_-_11.8.2026.pdf))
- 8 Aug 2026 · Government order · G.O.(Ms.)No.49 (Home, Prohibition and Excise Department): The government sanctioned the creation of the Headquarters unit of the Anti-Narcotics Task Force with a strength of 454 posts. ([Open the document (Government order)](https://cms.tn.gov.in/cms_migrated/document/GO/home_e_49_ms_2026.pdf))
- 8 Aug 2026 · Government order · G.O.(Ms.)No.49 (Home, Prohibition and Excise Department): The government sanctioned the creation of 65 Police Inspectors, 260 Sub-Inspectors, and 1,300 Police Personnel for 65 Anti-Narcotics Task Force units. ([Open the document (Government order)](https://cms.tn.gov.in/cms_migrated/document/GO/home_e_49_ms_2026.pdf))
- 8 Aug 2026 · Government order · G.O.(Ms.)No.49 (Home, Prohibition and Excise Department): The government provided financial sanction for a total sum of Rs.264,14,28,116/- for the establishment of 65 Anti-Narcotics Task Force Units and the Antf Headquarters. ([Open the document (Government order)](https://cms.tn.gov.in/cms_migrated/document/GO/home_e_49_ms_2026.pdf))
- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speech · Revised Budget speech 2026-27, page 3: The Government has created Anti-Narcotics Task Force Units at the district level. ([Open the document (Budget speech)](https://sollumseyalum.web.app/docs/budget_speech.pdf#page=3))

> Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.