Parliament passes the National Anti-Doping Bill 2022

• Rajya Sabha has recently passed the National Anti-Doping Bill, 2022 which was introduced in December 2021.

Salient Features of the Bill:

• The Bill aims to provide for the constitution of National Anti-Doping agency as a statutory body for regulating anti-doping activities in sports
• The proposed Bill intends to accomplish:
• Building institutional capabilities in anti-doping and enabling hosting of major sports events;
• Protecting rights of all sportspersons;
• Ensuring time-bound justice to athletes;
• Enhancing cooperation among agencies in fighting doping in sports;
• Reinforcing India’s commitment to international obligations for clean sports;
• Independent mechanism for anti-doping adjudication;
• Providing legal sanctity to National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) & National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL);
• Establishing more Dope Testing Labs;
• Creating job opportunities both, directly & indirectly; and
• Creating opportunities for academic research, science and manufacturing relating to Anti-Doping.
• Establishing standards for the manufacturing of nutritional supplements for sports in India.

Significance of the Bill:

• With the passage of the bill, India joins the select group of countries which have their own National Anti-Doping Law.
• The new Law will ensure highest standards of integrity while participating and preparing for sports competitions, domestically and internationally

Prelims Takeaway

• National Anti-Doping Bill, 2022
• National Anti Doping Agency