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National Narcotics Control
Board (NNCB):
Establishment of National Narcotics Control Board:
The
Narcotics Control Act, 1990 was passed in 1990 by repealing all
previous laws for control of narcotics, treatment and
rehabilitation of drug addicts. For achieving the objectives of
this law, a high-powered committee styled 'National Narcotics
Control Board' was formed in the same year. The committee is
headed by the Home Minister with the Director General of the
Department of Narcotics Control acting as the Member-Secretary.
Structure
of
National Narcotics Control
Board:
| 1. |
Minister in charge of the Ministry of Home Affairs |
Chairmen |
| 2. |
Minister in Charge of the Ministry of Finance |
Member |
| 3. |
Minister in charge of the Ministry of Local
Government |
Member |
| 4. |
Minister in charge of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs |
Member |
| 5. |
Minister in charge of the Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare |
Member |
| 6. |
Minister in charge of the Ministry of Information |
Member |
| 7. |
Minister in charge of the Ministry
Women and Children Welfare |
Member |
| 8. |
Minister in charge of the Ministry of Education |
Member |
| 9. |
Minister in charge of the Ministry Social Welfare |
Member |
| 10. |
Minister in charge of the Ministry of Planning |
Member |
| 11. |
Minister in charge of the Ministry of Youth and
Sports |
Member |
| 12. |
Minister in charge of the Ministry of Religious |
Member |
| 13. |
Minister in charge of the Ministry or Division of Religious
Affairs |
Member |
| 14. |
Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs |
Member |
| 15. |
Secretary of the Ministry of Law and Justice |
Member |
| 16. |
A distinguished social worker to be nominated by the
Government |
Member |
| 17. |
A distinguished philanthropist to be nominated by the
Government |
Member |
| 18. |
A distinguished intellectual to be nominated by the Government |
Member |
| 19. |
A distinguished journalist to be nominated by the Government |
Member |
| 20. |
A distinguished physician or psychiatrist to be nominated by
the Government |
Member |
| 21. |
Director General, who shall also be the Secretary of Board. |
Member Secretary |
Functions and responsibilities of the Board:
The
Board shall have the following
functions and responsibilities, namely :
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1. |
To frame policies for prevention of possible injurious effects of
narcotics and to take measures for their implementation; |
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2. |
To undertake any research or survey for the collection of data
and information relating to various aspects of narcotics; |
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3. |
To frame policies relating to manufacture, supply, use, and
control of narcotics; |
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4. |
To frame policies relating to treatment and rehabilitation of
narcotics addicts and to take measures for their
implementation; |
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5. |
To undertake educational and publicity
measures for creating necessary
public awareness about the evil effects
of narcotics; |
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6. |
To maintain liaison with all the concerned Ministries and Agencies
relating to anti narcotics matters and to coordinate all such
activities; |
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7. |
To take any
measure necessary for the performance of the aforesaid
functions and
responsibilities; |
Meeting:
| (a) |
Subject to the other provisions of this
section the Board shall
determine the procedure of its meetings. |
| (b) |
All meetings of the Board shall be held at the
place and time as determined
by the Chairman. |
| (c) |
The Chairman shall preside over all meetings of the Board and in
his absence any other member of the Board nominated by him
shall preside. |
| (d) |
The quoram of a meeting of the Board shall be
constituted by one-fourth of
the total members. |
| (e) |
No action or proceeding of the Board shall be
illegal on the ground that any
defect or vacancy exists in the
constitution of the Board not shall such an action or
proceeding be questioned only on that ground. |
The National Narcotics Control Board Fund:
| 1. |
The Board may
constitute a separate fund, namely, National Narcotics Control
Board Fund for the purpose of collection of funds, in addition
to usual budgetary grants of the
Government, with a view to
creating public awareness about ill effects of narcotics
and for the treatment and rehabilitation of the
narcotics addicts. |
| 2. |
The following
monies shall be credited in the aforesaid Fund, namely :—
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| a. |
Grants made by
the Government; |
| b. |
Grants made by
any foreign Government or institution or any international
agency ; |
| c. |
Grants made by
any local authority ; |
| d. |
Donations made
by any individual or institution ; |
| e. |
Any money from
any other source.
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| 3. |
All monies of the
Fund shall be deposited in any sheduled bank. |
| 4. |
The operation of
the fund and maintenance of its accounts shall be made as per
procedure and forms prescribed by rules. |
| 5. |
The accounts of
income and expenditure of the Fund shall be audited in the
manner and by the authority prescribed by rules. |
| 6. |
The audit
authority may examine all the books and documents relating to
the Fund and if necessary may examine any member of the Board
and any officer or any employee of the Department. |
| 7. |
On completion of
the audit, the audit authority shall submit its report to the
Government. |
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