 bill  no 212 of  2018 the constitution (amendment) bill,  2018 by shri kunwar pushpendra singh chandel,  mp a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-ninth year of the republic of india as follows:—1  (1) this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2018short title and commencement(2) it shall come into force on such date, as the central government may, by notificationin the official gazette, appoint"(l) to participate in the efforts for de-addiction and propagate the ill-effects ofaddiction to intoxicants" statement  of  objects  and  reasonsit is estimated that the number of people addicted to intoxicants in the country is around eight crores which is a huge number this menace has spread its wings across india and both men and women are affected by this bad habit but the most affected are the women though, in india when compared to men, women are less addicted to intoxicants but it is the women who bear the brunt of it the most the increase in the number of cases of violence against women is only due to addiction to intoxicants and the main reason behind sexual exploitation and sexual violence is consumption of intoxicants as a result of which women feel insecure not only in the outside world but in the safe environment of their homes alsofurther, addiction to intoxicants among the youth has become a grave issue youth are the future of our country and by getting addicted to intoxicants they have gone astray thereby ruining not only their future but also of the country this does not augur well for a land of wisdom like india hence, every alert citizen must actively participate in the efforts to prohibit the addiction to intoxicants and to take every possible effort to protect himself/ herself and the society from the ill-effects of intoxicantshence this billnew delhi;kunwar pushpendra singh chandelnovember 19, 2018 annexure extract from the constitution of india     51a  it shall be the duty of every citizen of india—fundamental duties(a) to abide by the constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the national flag and the national anthem;      (k) who is a parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of six and fourteen years       lok  sabha———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri kunwar pushpendra singh chandel,  mp)mgipmrnd—2229ls(s3)—18-12-2018