7A. National Fund for Control of Drug Abuse.—(1) The Central Government may, by notification
in the Official Gazette, constitute a Fund to be called the National Fund for Control of Drug Abuse
(hereafter in this Chapter referred to as the Fund) and there shall be credited thereto—
(a) an amount which the Central Government may, after due appropriation made by Parliament
by law in this behalf, provide;
(b) the sale proceeds of any property forfeited under Chapter VA;
(c) any grants that may be made by any person or institution;
(d) any income from investment of the amounts credited to the Fund under the aforesaid
provisions.
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[(2) The Fund shall be applied by the Central Government to meet the expenditure incurred in
connection with the measures taken for—
(a) combating illicit traffic in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or controlled substances;
(b) controlling the abuse of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances;
(c) identifying, treating, rehabilitating addicts;
(d) preventing drug abuse;
(e) educating public against drug abuse;
(f) supplying drugs to addicts where such supply is a medical necessity.
(3) The Central Government may constitute a Governing Body as it thinks fit to advise that
Government and to sanction money out of the said Fund subject to the limit notified by the Central
Government in the Official Gazette.]
(4) The Governing Body shall consist of a Chairman (not below the rank of an Additional Secretary
to the Central Government) and such other members not exceeding six as the Central Government may
appoint.
(5) The Governing Body shall have the power to regulate its own procedure.
7B. Annual report of activities financed under the Fund.—The Central Government shall, as soon
as may be, after the end of each financial year, cause to be published in the Official Gazette, a report
giving an account of the activities financed under section 7A during the financial year, together with a
statement of accounts.]