 bill no 177  of  2014 the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances abuse (survey) bill, 2014 byshri p d rai, mp a billto provide for conducting an yearly survey of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances abuse with a view to ascertain the extent, pattern and trend of drug abuse and for matters connected therewithbe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-fourth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances abuse(survey) act, 2014short title, extent and commencement(2) it extends to the whole of india5(3) it shall come into force on such date, as the central government may, by notificationin the official gazette, appoint2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—definitions(a) "appropriate government" means in the case of a state, the government of that state and in all other cases, the central government;(b) "committee" means the advisory committee constituted under section 3; (c) "drug abuse" refers to other than medicinal use by any person of a narcotic drug or a psychotropic substance;5(d) "fund" means the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances abuse survey fund constituted under section 5;61 of 1985(e) "narcotic drug" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (xiv) of section 2 of the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, 1985, and includes alcohol, tobacco and other than medicinal use of a drug prescribed by a registered medical practitioner;(f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act; and1061 of 1985(g) "psychotropic substance" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (xiv) of section 2 of the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, 19853 (1) the central government shall, in consultation with the state governments, constitute an advisory committee to conduct yearly survey on drug abuseconstitution of advisorycommittee15(2) the committee shall consist of a chairperson and such number of members including experts, as may be prescribed, to be appointed by the central government(3) the salary and allowances payable to, and other terms and conditions of service of the chairperson and members of the committee, shall be such as may be prescribed20(4) the committee shall have its headquarter at delhi and may establish its offices at such places as it may deem necessary for carrying out the purposes of this act(5) the central government shall provide such number of officers and staff, as may be necessary for the efficient functioning of the committee4 the committee shall—functions of the committee25(i) collect and maintain year-wise information on the extent and pattern of drugabuse, including risk-based classification of population segments, at both national and state levels;(ii) assess the social, cultural, economic, geographical and behaviouralcharacteristics associated with drug abuse;(iii) study the community knowledge, attitudes and perceptions towards drugabuse;30(iv) suggest measures to address drug abuse in consultation with thestate governments and union territory administrations;(v) submit periodical reports to the central government on extent, trend andpattern of drug abuse in such form and manner, as may be prescribed, to the central government; and35(vi) perform such other functions as may be assigned to it by thecentral government for the purposes of this act 5 (1) the central government shall constitute a fund to be known as the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances survey fund40(2) the fund shall be administered by the chairperson of the committee to meet the expenditure in connection with any work relating to yearly survey under this actconstitution of the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances survey fund6 the central government shall, after due appropriation made by parliament by law in this behalf, credit such sums into the fund, as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this actcentral government to credit monies into the fundpower to make rules7 (1) the central government may, by notification in official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this act510(2) every rule made under this act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made,before each house of parliament or, as the case may be, each house of the state legislature, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive session aforesaid, parliament or, as the case may be, the state legislature agrees in making any modification in the rule or agrees that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule statement of objects and reasonsalcoholism and drug abuse is a multifaceted problem and is a major cause of concern among all age groups and social strata, including women and children the geographical location of the country further makes it highly vulnerable to the problem of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances abuseas per the national survey report on the extent, pattern and trends of drug abuse in india, sponsored by the ministry of social justice and empowerment and the united nations office on drugs and crime, regional office south asia, published in 2004, alcohol, cannabis, opium and heroin were the major substances of abuse in india the survey reported regional differences, with high prevalence of drug abuse particularly in the border states and north-eastern regionexperts suggest that the trends and patterns of drug abuse are dynamic and change frequently there is a need to undertake continuous assessment to determine the changing prevalence, incidence and nature of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances abuse in the country and to suggest measures to deal with the problem in a befitting manner therefore, it is proposed to conduct an yearly survey to understand the extent, pattern and trend of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances abuse, in order to assess the impact of current policy interventions and suggest appropriate measures to address the issuehence this billnew delhi;pd rainovember 12, 2014 financial memorandumclause 3 of the bill provides for constitution of an advisory committee to conduct an yearly survey on narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances abuse in the country, clause 5 provides for constitution of a narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances survey fund to meet expenditure in connection with any work relating to yearly survey clause 6 provides for supply of funds to the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances survey fund by the central government the bill, therefore, if enacted, will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india  it is estimated that an annual recurring expenditure of about one hundred crore is likely to be incurred from the consolidated fund of indiaa non-recurring expenditure of about rupees five hundred crore is also likely to be incurred memorandum   regarding  delegated  legislationclause 7 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill as the rule relate to matter of detail only, the delegation of legislative power is, therefore, of a normal character———— a billto provide for conducting an yearly survey of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances abuse with a view to ascertain the extent, pattern and trend of drug abuse and for matters connected therewith————(shri pd rai, mp)gmgipmrnd—2869ls(s3)—04122014