Lok Sabha Question No. 4764 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Anti Doping Awareness Programme
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: A.P. JITHENDER REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4764

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2017

Anti Doping Awareness Programme

4764. SHRI A.P. JITHENDER REDDY:

Will  the  Minister  of  YOUTH  AFFAIRS  AND  SPORTS  be pleased to state:

- (a)   the  number  of  doping  cases  detected  during  the  last three years and the current year;
- (b)   whether  there  has  been  an  increase  in  the  number  of such cases over the years and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c)   whether the Government conducts any anti-doping awareness sessions/ programmes for the coaches and players in rural and urban areas in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)   whether the Government has introduced any other measures to reduce the number of doping cases and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

- (a)    The  number  of  cases  reported  for  Anti  Doping  Rule Violations by National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) during the last three years and the current year 2016 are as under :-
- (b) No  Madam.  There  has  been  a  decrease  in  the number of incidence of doping in the current year.
- (c) National  Anti  Doping  Agency  regularly  conducts awareness program on anti doping in association with Sports Authority of India (SAI) as well as National Sports Federations (NSFs)  and  other  organisations  at  various  places  across  the country during sport events/training sessions at SAI centres/SAI training centres, Physical Education College/Universities,  State  Sports  Associations  and  Services Sports Control Boards etc.

|   S. NO. |   Year |   Number |
|----------|--------|----------|
|        1 |   2013 |       96 |
|        2 |   2014 |       95 |
|        3 |   2015 |      120 |
|        4 |   2016 |       73 |

The  awareness  campaign  has  increased  many  folds, qualitatively  as  well  as  quantitatively  due  to  launching  of Mass  Athlete  Awareness  Program  Against  Doping  (MAAPAD) the in the last quarter of 2016. With these measures, incidence of doping during 2016 has come down significantly.

- (d)        NADA works with concerned regulatory authority to check  and  further  control  of  free  availability  of  prohibited substance in Food Supplements available in the Market being consumed  by  the  sportspersons  resulting  in  an  inadvertent anti doping rule violation.

Stakeholders are duly informed  by  NADA  about  the Prohibited  Substances  banned  by  World  Anti  Doping  Agency (WADA)  and a list of 2017 Prohibited List was  widely circulated  to  them.  In  addition,  NADA  has  informed  medical colleges/Institutes  recognized  by  Medical  Council  of  India about the issue of prescription medicines containing banned substances  which  are  prescribed  to  sportspersons  by  the treating doctors and circulated copies of Prohibited List 2017 and Therapeutic Use Exemption Form to them.

The doping control hand books and information in form of pamphlets in different regional languages got printed by NADA and  being  distributed  amongst  the  sports  persons  during awareness program.

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