National Anti Doping Agency Appointment and condition of the service of Director General Rules 2026

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-20072026-274615 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 578] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2026/ASHADHA 26, 1948 MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (Department of Sports) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th July, 2026 G.S.R. 637(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (e) and (f) of section 29 of the National Anti-Doping Act, 2022 (15 of 2022), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, regulating the appointment and condition of the service of the Director General in the National Anti-Doping Agency, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement. -(1) These rules may be called the National Anti-Doping Agency (Appointment and condition of the service of Director General) Rules, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Number of posts, classification, level in the pay matrix. - The number of posts, its classification and level in the pay matrix attached thereto, shall be as specified in columns (2) to (4) of the Schedule annexed to these rules. 3. Method of recruitment, age-limit, qualifications, etc.- The method of recruitment, age- limit, qualifications and other matters relating to the said post, shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the said Schedule. 4. Disqualification. - No person, - (a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living, or (b) who, having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person, shall be eligible for appointment to the said post: Provided that the Central Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and there are other grounds for doing so, exempt any person from the operation of this rule. 5. Director General of the Agency. – (1) The Director General shall be an officer of the Central Government who is a person of integrity and outstanding ability possessing experience of at least twelve years in the field of public administration. (2) The salary, method of recruitment, and other matters relating thereto, of the Director General, shall be as specified in the Schedule. (3) The conditions of service of the Director General shall be in accordance with such rules as are applicable to officers on deputation to the Central Government drawing equivalent pay. (4) The leave sanctioning authority in case of the Director General shall be the Central Government. 6. Officers and employees to be public servants. -The Director General shall be deemed, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of the Act and the rules and regulations made thereunder, to be a public servant within the meaning of clause (28) of section 2 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023). 7. Power to relax. Where the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may, by order and for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons. 8. Saving. - Nothing in these rules shall affect reservation, relaxation of age-limit and other concessions required to be provided for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the ex-servicemen and other special categories of persons in accordance with the orders issued by the Central Government from time to time in this regard. SCHEDULE +-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | Name of Post. | Number of Post. | Classification.| +===================================+=========================================================+================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | Director General. | 1*(2026) *subject to variation dependent on work load. | Group 'A'. | +-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | Level in pay matrix. | Whether selection or non-selection post. | Age-limit for | | | | direct recruits.| +-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | (4) | (5) | (6) | +-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | Level-13 (Rs.123100-215900). | Not applicable. | Not applicable.| +-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | Educational and other | Whether age and educational qualifications prescribed | Period of | | qualifications required for | for direct recruits will apply in the case of promotees.| probation, if any.| | direct recruits. | | | +-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | (7) | (8) | (9) | +-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | Not applicable. | Not applicable. | Not applicable.| +-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | Method of recruitment, whether by | In case of recruitment by promotion or deputation / | | | direct recruitment or by promotion| absorption, grade from which promotion or deputation / | | | or by deputation or absorption | absorption to be made. | | | and percentage of vacancies to be | | | | filled by various methods. | | | +-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | (10) | (11) | | +-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | By deputation. | Deputation: | | | | Officers of the Central Government holding analogous | | | | posts on regular basis in the parent cadre or | | | | department or organisation; | | | | (a) who is a person of integrity and outstanding | | | | ability; and | | | | (b) possessing experience of at least twelve years in | | | | the field of public administration; | | | | Note 1.-The period of deputation including the period | | | | of deputation in another ex-cadre post held | | | | immediately preceding this appointment in the same or | | | | some other | | | | organisation or Department of the Central Government | | | | shall ordinarily not exceed three years. | | | | Note 2.- The maximum age-limit for appointment by | | | | deputation shall be not exceeding fifty-eight years as | | | | on the closing date of receipt of applications. | | | | Note 3.-The condition of service of the Director General| | | | shall be in accordance with such rules as are applicable| | | | to officers on deputation to the Central Government | | | | drawing equivalent pay. | | +-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | If a Departmental Promotion Committee exists, what is its | Circumstances in which Union Public | | composition thereof. | Service Commission to be consulted in | | | making recruitment. | +-------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | (12) | (13) | +-------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | Not applicable. | Not applicable. | +-------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. J/13/2026-SP-V] VINEEL KRISHNA RAVELLA, Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.