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Core Purpose

The Central Government, through the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), issues an order to further amend the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Regulation of Controlled Substances) Order, 2013, by adding '2-Bromo-4-Methylpropiophenone' to its Schedules A, B, and C.

Detailed Summary

This notification, S.O. 1259(E), issued by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) on March 11, 2026, amends the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Regulation of Controlled Substances) Order, 2013. Exercising powers conferred by section 9A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (61 of 1985), the Central Government introduces the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Regulation of Controlled Substances) Amendment Order, 2026. This amendment inserts '2-Bromo-4-Methylpropiophenone' into Schedule-A after serial number 7, into Schedule-B after serial number 45, and into Schedule-C after serial number 45 of the 2013 Order. The principal order, G.S.R.191(E), was published on March 26, 2013, and was last amended by G.S.R. 71(E) on January 23, 2025. This amendment order comes into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-11032026-270840 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1207] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2026/PHALGUNA 20, 1947 1754 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 11th March, 2026 S.O. 1259(E). — In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (61 of 1985), the Central Government hereby makes the following order further to amend the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Regulation of Controlled Substances) Order, 2013, namely: - 1. Short title and Commencement:-(1) This Order may be called the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Regulation of Controlled Substances) Amendment Order, 2026. (2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Regulation of Controlled Substances) Order, 2013, in the SCHEDULE, - (a) in SCHEDULE-A, after serial number 7 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entry shall be inserted, namely :- "8. 2-Bromo-4-Methylpropiophenone”; (b) in SCHEDULE-B, after serial number 45 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entry shall be inserted, namely :- “46. 2-Bromo-4-Methylpropiophenone”; (c) in SCHEDULE-C, after serial number 45 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entry shall be inserted, namely :- "“46. 2-Bromo-4-Methylpropiophenone”." [F. No. N-17011/1/2025-NC-II-DOR] MUKESH SUNDRIYAL, Under Secy. Note.- The principal order was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.191(E), dated the 26th March, 2013 and lastly amended vide number G.S.R. 71(E), dated the 23rd January, 2025.

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