Rajya Sabha takes up National Anti-Doping Bill, 2021 for consideration and passing
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The Rajya Sabha has taken up the National Anti-Doping Bill, 2021 for consideration and passing. The bill prohibits athletes, athlete support personnel and other persons from engaging in doping. Currently, anti-doping rules are implemented by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), which was established as a society. The bill provides for constituting NADA as a statutory body headed by a Director General appointed by the Central Government. The legislation seeks to establish the National Board for Anti-Doping in Sports to make recommendations on anti-doping regulations and ensure compliance with international commitments on anti-doping. The board will constitute a National Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel for determining the consequences of anti-doping rule violations.
Moving the bill, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said, the bill is intended to protect the interest of sports persons and provide benefit to the athletes by creating awareness among them about doping. He said, if an athlete is found to be involved in doping then the possibility of winning medals in the tournaments gets hampered. He said, in recent years, awareness about sports has increased in the country. Mr. Thakur highlighted the achievement of Indian players in the Olympics and various international sports tournaments. He said, despite the COVID pandemic, India bagged seven medals in the Tokyo Olympics which is the highest in Indian Olympic history.
Initiating the discussion, Deepender Hooda of Congress supported the bill saying that it is the need of the hour. He appreciated the government initiatives of Khelo India. Mr. Hooda stressed the need to provide more job opportunities and incentives to sports persons. In this regard, he gave the example of the previous Congress Government in Haryana which had supported sports persons on a large scale. Discussion is underway.
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