New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday approved the acceptance and ratification of the international convention against doping in sport as adopted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) in 2005.
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Priyaranjan Dasmunsi told reporters that the decision was taken at a cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here.
“The union cabinet today gave its approval for acceptance and ratification of the international convention against doping in sport as adopted by the 33rd session of general conference of Unesco held in Paris on October 19, 2005,” he said.
Dasmunsi said that keeping in view the menace of doping in sport, this decision would reiterate India’s commitment to anti-doping, already expressed through acceptance of Copenhagen Declaration in 2004.
“It will be implemented within a month by depositing the instruments of ratification/acceptance with the director general, Unesco,” he said.
“Thereafter, the process of operationalising NADA (National Anti-Doping Agency) and setting up of NDTL (National Dope Test Laboratory) will be initiated and completed within a period of six months.”
Dasmunsi said that the follow-up action would be completed in six months.