The National Anti-Doping Agency of India is India's national organisation responsible for promoting, coordinating, and monitoring the doping control program in sports in all its forms.
Formation | 24 November 2005 |
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Type | Non-profit |
Purpose | Anti-doping in sports |
Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
Region served | National |
Official language | English Hindi |
Chairman | Minister of Sports (India) |
Director General | Ashish Bhargava, IAS |
Affiliations | Indian Olympic Committee |
Website | nadaindia |
As listed on its official web portal, the agency deals with adopting and implementing anti-doping rules and policies which conform with the World Anti-Doping Agency, cooperates with other anti-doping organisations and promotes anti-doping research and education.[1]
The agency is formed by the Union Government under National anti doping Act 2022 and includes scientists and representatives from the Indian Olympic Association.[2]
References
edit- ^ "About NADA". National Information Commission. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ "National Anti Doping Agency formed". The Hindu. 31 March 2006. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 December 2017.