NA Service Structure

Although Narcotics Anonymous consists of autonomous groups, in many areas where a substantial number of groups exist, those groups appoint group service representatives (GSR's) who serve as an area service committee (ASC). The ASC's purpose is, among others, better communication between its member group, setting up helplines for addicts, introducing addicts at rehabs and other institutions to NA, distributing literature to groups and institutions, informing the public of NA's existence, etc. To do so, the ASC appoints subcommittees (again consisting of NA members) that specialize in each function described above.

NA Areas In The India Region
The NA India Region has 12 NA Areas, those who have formed there Area Service Committees and have rendered support to the SIRSCONA.
The Areas are [in alphabetical order] as follows:

NA meetings are held elsewhere in India in the following Areas. These are newly formed and relatively smaller in numbers in term of groups/members/meeting places. Some of them have just one meeting a week. They are as follows:

Regional Service Committee (RSC): A body that draws together the combined service experience of a number of adjoining areas for those area's mutual support. Composed of RCM's, the regional delegate and alternate delegate, and others as needed.

Area Service Committees (ASC): A committee created to provide common services for NA groups in a specific locale. Composed of GSR's, ASC officers, and subcommittee chairpersons. Usually part of a region, to which it sends RCM's

Literature committees: For distribution of NA literature to groups and institutions.

Hospitals & Institutions Committees (H&I): A field of service usually covered by one ASC subcommittee devoted to carrying the NA message primarily to correctional inmates and treatment facility patients.

Phoneline (helpline) committees: An NA telephone contact service providing means by which an addict or a general community member can get information about Narcotics Anonymous, especially NA meeting schedules. Usually administered by an ASC subcommittee.

Public Information committees (PI): A field of service usually covered by one ASC subcommittee devoted to carrying the NA message to government and private agencies, the public media, community leaders, those in the helping professions, and the community-at-large so that addicts seeking recovery will be referred to Narcotics Anonymous.

Local Translations committees (LTC): For translation of NA literature into local languages – usually as a subcommittee of RSC.

Events (conventions/entertainment) committees: For organization of events for NA members such as conventions or parties.

Website Committees: For Internet-related activities – usually as a subcommittee of PI or RSC.