The Lok Sabha on Monday handed the Nationwide Anti-Doping (Modification) Invoice, 2025 amid protests and sloganeering by opposition members. The invoice, which was launched within the decrease home on July 23, 2025, seeks to amend the present Nationwide Anti-Doping Act, 2022.
The laws goals to strengthen the authorized framework to fight doping in sports activities, aligning India's anti-doping rules with worldwide requirements set by the UNESCO Conference towards doping. Doping refers to the usage of prohibited substances by athletes to artificially improve their efficiency, a observe strictly banned below the Act.
The unique 2022 Act established the Nationwide Anti-Doping Company (NADA) as the first physique answerable for implementing anti-doping guidelines, conducting testing, and imposing penalties for violations. The Act additionally created the Nationwide Board for Anti-Doping in Sports activities, which supervises NADA's actions and advises the central authorities on coverage issues.
