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