Reward Policy: Punjab:
The Punjab government has approved a reward policy to encourage information and inputs leading to the recovery of drugs under the Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
- The policy will recognize government servants-informers-sources for their role in providing inputs leading to the recovery of the substantial quantity of drugs and in the successful implementation of various provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985 and PIT NDPS Act, 1988.
- The quantum of reward for successful investigation, prosecution, forfeiture of illegally acquired property, preventive detention, and other significant anti-drug work shall be decided on a case-to-case basis.
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985:
- The Act is designed to fulfill India’s treaty obligations under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, Convention on Psychotropic Substances, and United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.
- The Act 1985 sets out the statutory framework for drug law enforcement in India.
- Under the Act, the cultivation, production, manufacture, possession, sale, purchase, transportation, warehousing, consumption, inter-State movement, transshipment, and import and export of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances is prohibited, except for medical or scientific purposes and in accordance with the terms and conditions of any license, permit or authorization given by the Government.
- The Central Government is empowered to regulate the cultivation, production, manufacture, import, export, sale, consumption, use, etc of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
- State Governments are empowered to permit and regulate the possession and inter-State movement of opium, poppy straw, the manufacture of medicinal opium, and the cultivation of cannabis excluding hashish.
- The Central Government is empowered to declare any substance, based on an assessment of its likely use in the manufacture of narcotics drugs and psychotropic substances as a controlled substance.
- Both the Central Government and State Governments are empowered to appoint officers for the purposes of the Act.
