Lok Sabha Question No. 3880 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: Illegal Trade in Drugs
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3880 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 nd  December, 2015 Illegal Trade in Drugs

3880. PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the incidents of illegal trade in spurious drugs/psychotropic  drugs  have  increased  in  the  country  and the total number of such cases reported during the last three years;
- (b) the  number  of  cases  out  of  the  said  cases  in  which  strict action has been taken; and
- (c) the  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  against  the companies or persons manufacturing psychotropic drugs?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  CHEMICALS  AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) and (b): As per information received from State/U.T. Drug Controllers, during last four years, the extent of spurious drugs reported in the country is around 0.1% to 0.3% on an average of around 63,000 samples tested per annum which is showing a downward trend as under:

|   S. No. | Year    |   No. of drugs samples tested |   No. of drugs samples declared spurious/ adulterated |   %of drugs samples declared spurious/ adulterated |
|----------|---------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | 2011-12 |                         48082 |                                                   137 |                                               0.27 |
|        2 | 2012-13 |                         58537 |                                                    70 |                                               0.11 |
|        3 | 2013-14 |                         72712 |                                                   118 |                                               0.16 |
|        4 | 2014-15 |                         74199 |                                                    83 |                                               0.11 |

The cases where spurious substandard drugs were reported, raids were conducted and action taken against the offenders.

In  cases  related  to  narcotics  drugs  and  psychotropic  substances  cases, necessary legal action such as arrest, seizure of rug, seizure of property, disposal of seized goods, etc is taken as per the provisions laid down in Narcotics Drug and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

The total number of cases of trafficking of narcotics drugs and psychotropic substances under Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 as reported by Narcotics Control Bureau during the last three years and current year is as under:

| Years   |   Total |
|---------|---------|
| 2012    |   13263 |
| 2013    |   23037 |
| 2014    |   23680 |
| 2015*   |   11784 |

* Up to the month of October, 2015

(c): Action as mentioned in reply to part (a) and (b) is taken against the companies and persons found guilty  of  offences  mentioned  in  Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act, 1985.

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