Pulwama being a part of the beautiful valley is bounded by SRINAGAR in the North by BUDGAM and POONCH Districts the west and by ANANTNAG Districts in the South and East. The District was formed in 1979 by separation of Tehsils Pulwama, Shopian and Tral of District Anantnag. The total area of the district is 1090 Sq. Kmtrs., as perCensus 2011, the district consists of 331 villages including 08 un-inhabitated . The district is administratively divided into four Tehsils I.e.Pulwama, Pampore, Awantipora and Tral which have further been grouped into six community block viz Pulwama, partly Keller, Kakapora, Tral and Pampore for development purposes. The Administrative center of the district is situated at Pulwama which is about 31 Kms from the Srinagar.
Addiction Treatment Facility (ATF) at District Hospital Pulwama is being running since August 2021, as part of the program implemented by the National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), AIIMS New Delhi under the support and supervision of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. Through this initiative, NDDTC provides drug treatment services for all types of drug users in keeping with the established standards of care and treatment.
It has dedicated outpatient services to provide care to patients with substance use problems by trained health professionals. Additionally, the ATF team is involved in various community-based activities to improve awareness.
Through this centre, treatment services are provided including: Pharmacological treatment, psychosocial interventions- support and counselling services .The medications are provided free of cost to the public and the expenditures are borne by the Government of India under the scheme. To curb the usage of drugs among the people of District Pulwama and provide continuity of care to its patients. ATF is adamant to help its patients in every possible way. For better insight and provision of comprehensive treatment to its patients, ATF has a dedicated team of mental health professionals and including Medical Officer, Psychiatrists, Counsellor, Nurse and Data Manager.