Central drugs standard control organisation Flashcards
It is which authority of India?
National Regulatory authority of India
It is under which services?
Directorate general of health services,Minis of family welfare
HEAD OF CDSCO?
VG SOMANI
HQ
NEW DELHI
By which notification,DCGI will act as the central licensing authority?
2017
previous head
S Eshwara Reddy
how many zonal offices?
6
mumbai
kolkata
chennai
ghaziabad
hyderabad
ahemdabad
Which act will it amend?
Narcotics drugs and Psychotropic substances act,1985
punishment under NDPS act?
imprisonment-10 yrs-20 yrs
fine-1 lakh
Narcotics control bureau constituted under which act?
1986
Which section defines term”illicit traffic”?
Section 2
clauses i to v
This act was amended when??
2014 (Except the section 27(a))
objective of the bill?
To help victims of drug abuse and decriminalise possession of a ltd quantity of drugs
Which article voilated under it?
article 20 (protection against arbitrary and excessive punishment to accused person)
When was this act amended to rationalize sentencing?
2001
When was narco-coordination centre constituted?
2016
By whom was”project sunrise” launched?
2016
minis of health and family welfare
How many times has NDPS been amended?
1988
2001
2014
About 2014 amendment?
*allows a better medical access to narcotic drugs
*defined “essential drugs” under sec 2(vii)
*section 9-allowed manufacture,transport,possession,sale,purchase etc.
Error with amendment?
section 2 renumbered
*2(vii)a and 2(vii)b
By which court was the 2014 amendment glitch highlighted?
Tripura hc
____ of the Constitution provides for the protection in respect of conviction for offences.
Article 20
Narcotics Control Bureau has been provided funds for developing a new software named ____ which will create a complete online database of drug offences and offenders.
Seizure Information Management System (SIMS)
____was launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 2016, to tackle the rising HIV prevalence in north-eastern states in India, especially among people injecting drugs.
Project Sunrise
To step-up the battle against the severe challenge posed by drug use and alcoholism, the campaign will focus not just on institutional support but also on community outreach programmes in the districts identified in coordination. Name it
Nasha Mukt Bharat’, or Drug-Free India Campaign
