The National Anti-Doping Programme



  • The National Anti Doping Agency [NADA] was established by the Government of India, with the objective of acting as the independent Anti-Doping Organization for India having a vision of dope free sports. The NADA has the necessary authority and responsibility for:


  • Planning, coordinating, implementing, monitoring and advocating improvements in Doping Control;


  • Cooperating with other relevant national organizations, agencies and other Anti-Doping Organizations;


  • Encouraging reciprocal Testing between National Anti-Doping Organizations;


  • Promoting anti-doping research;


  • Where funding is provided, withholding some or all funding, during any period of his or her ineligibility, to any Athlete or Athlete Support Personnel who has violated anti-doping rules;


  • Vigorously pursuing all potential anti-doping rule violations within its jurisdiction including investigating into whether Athlete Support Personnel or other Persons may have been involved in each case of doping.


  • Planning, implementing and monitoring anti doping information and education programs.


Governing Body - General Body Members of NADA



  • Hon,ble Minister of State (I/c), Youth Affairs and Sports Chairman Ex-officio


  • Secretary, Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Vice-Chairman Ex-officio


  • Joint Secretary (Development), Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Member Ex-officio


  • Director General, Sports Authority of India Member Ex-officio


  • Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Member Ex-officio


  • Dr Narinder Dhruv Batra, President, Indian Olympic Association Nominated


  • Dr Shalini Chawla, Professor Department of Pharmacology Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi Nominated


  • Director (Sports), Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Member Ex-officio


  • Director General, NADA Member Secretary Ex-officio


Primary Functions



  • National Anti Doping Agency is mandated for Dope free sports in India. The primary objectives are to implement anti-doping rules as per WADA code, regulate dope control programme, to promote education and research and creating awareness about doping and its ill effects.


  • The primary functions of NADA are as under:


  • To implement the Anti Doping Code to achieve compliance by all sports organizations in the Country.


  • To coordinate dope testing program through all participating stakeholders.


  • To promote anti doping research and education to inculcate the value of dope free sports.


  • To adopt best practice standards and quality systems to enable effective implementation and continual improvement of the program.


ADAMS



  • The Anti-Doping Administration & Management System (ADAMS) is a Web-based database management system that simplifies the daily activities of all stakeholders and athletes involved in the anti-doping system.


  • ADAMS is a clearinghouse where all data can be stored, in particular laboratory results, Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) and information on Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs). It facilitates the sharing of information amongst relevant organizations and promotes efficiency, transparency and effectiveness in all anti-doping activities.


National Anti-Doping Agency of India is developing App to assist athletes verify medicines



  • National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) was set up as registered society under the Societies Registration Act of 1860 on November 24, 2005 with a mandate for Dope free sports in India. The primary objectives are to implement anti-doping rules as per WADA code, regulate dope control programme, to promote education and research and creating awareness about doping and its ill effects.


  • National Anti-Doping Agency of India is developing App to assist athletes verify medicines


  • Speaking on the occasion Secretary Sports Smt. Sujata Chaturvedi said that it is a good time to be in Indian sport, where under the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s leadership, initiatives like Khelo India have given sport a fillip. “We cannot ignore anti-doping while striving for excellence in sport. The National Anti-Doping Act is a step in that direction”, she said.


  • NADA India is developing Apps to spread awareness and address queries of athletes and support personnel as well as to help them recognise if any medicine they were being prescribed contains prohibited substances.


  • Tokyo2020 Paralympics High Jump medal winner Sharad Kumar shared his experience of serving a two-year ban for an inadvertent anti-doping violation. He said the levels of education of Athletes with Disabilities prevented many from taking short cuts.