Submit your entry for the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan Comic Challenge United Against Drugs by NMBA and MyGov. The deadline is December 11, 2024.
About Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan
Substance use leads to severe social, psychological, and physical issues. To combat this, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) on 15th August 2020. NMBA coordinates prevention, assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, aftercare, public information dissemination, and community awareness initiatives. Initially targeting 272 vulnerable districts, NMBA has expanded nationwide, reaching over 12.71 crore individuals. Through partnerships, NMBA fosters responsibility, reduces stigma, and promotes acceptance and accountability in substance use prevention.
About the Challenge
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in collaboration with MyGov is hosting a Comic Challenge and invites budding artists encouraging them to depict the importance of courage, resilience, and peer support in fighting against substance use through the medium of comics.
Theme
The comic contest’s theme is “United Against Drugs”, and participants are encouraged to create comics representing how communities unite to support each other, share knowledge, and create a drug-free environment.
Evaluation Criteria
- Entry must be relevant to the theme
- The entry would be able to stand alone as a clear communication of the prescribed theme
- Overall visual appeal
- Quality of the entry
Rewards
The competition will recognize three winners with a cash prize:
- 1st winner will be rewarded with INR 15,000/-
- 2nd winner will be rewarded with INR 10,000/-
- 3rd winner will be rewarded with INR 5,000/-
Terms and Conditions
- Entry into the competition is open to all Indian citizens.
- The NMBA Comic Challenge is being organized by the Department of Social Justice
- and Empowerment through the MyGov platform.
- Each entry must be accompanied by a brief description of 50-100 words (in either
English or Hindi) of the concept behind the entry and how it encapsulates the
essence of NMBA. - All the entries should be in PDF format.
- The entries could be hand-drawn sketches, paintings with any medium, and
illustrations. - The use of online comic-creating tools like Pixton, ToonDoo, Canva, etc isn’t
permissible. - The participants must ensure that their MyGov profile is accurate and updated. This
includes details such as name, photo, complete postal address, email ID, and phone
number. Entries with incomplete profiles will not be considered and will be liable to
be rejected. - One participant can participate only once. Multiple entries from the same participant
will lead to the participant’s disqualification. - A committee of experts will decide the winners. The decision of the committee will
be final. - Competition entries will not be returned. Please, therefore, keep a copy of your
competition entries. - The winners will be notified through the email address that he/she provides along
with his/her submission. - Once a winner is declared, he/she will need to revert through email within 3 working
days, or else another winner may be chosen. - The parties themselves will bear expenses incurred for this purpose.
- The winnings may be subject to a tax deduction and reporting. It shall be the sole
responsibility of the contestant to receive the prize. Participants shall agree to supply
any necessary information to affect the same and to fully cooperate in fulfilling all
applicable legal requirements. The responsibility to comply with the guidelines and
other conditions lies entirely with the participant(s) and the MoSJE shall not be
answerable to any dispute raised by a third party. - The content must be original and should not violate any provision of the Indian
Copyright Act, of 1957. Anyone found infringing on others’ copyright would be
disqualified from the competition. The Government of India is not responsible for
copyright violations or infringements of intellectual property carried out by the
participants. - By participating in the Comic Challenge, the participant accepts and agrees to be
bound by Terms and Conditions, mentioned above.
How to Register?
Interested participants can register through this link.
Deadline
The deadline for participation is December 11, 2024.
Click here to view the official notification of the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan Comic Challenge United Against Drugs by NMBA and MyGov.
