District Collector of Puducherry District in the capacity of District Magistrate, hereby direct under section 133 of the Cr.P.C., all the Medical/Pharmacy/Chemist shops of drugs owners selling scheduled H, H1 and X drugs as per rule 65(3) the of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, in this District to install CCTV cameras outside and inside of their shops within one month.

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No. 149 Poudouchéry Mardi 6 Décembre 2022 (15 Agrahayana 1944)

No. Puducherry Tuesday 6th December 2022

IN THE COURT OF DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, PUDUCHERRY

Present : Thiru E. VALLAVAN, I.A.S.,

District Magistrate, Puducherry.

M.C. No. 01/2022

ORDER

(UNDER SECTION 133 OF Cr.P.C.)

Whereas, of late, the incident of drugs abuse among children particularly school-going children as well as the out-of-school children, especially those in the streets or slum and vulnerable population is increasing day by day. There is also a high incidence of charging children under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. The direct and indirect effects of alcohol and other drugs on children lead to many adverse health and safety risks for the child, family and society.

And whereas, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) in collaboration with Narcotics Control Bureau has formulated a comprehensive Joint Action Plan (JAP) on "Prevention of Drugs and Substance Abuse among Children and Illicit Trafficking". The Joint action is formulated to streamline and strategize the efforts made by various authorities, institutions and agencies to bring paradigm shifts in the direction of drugs and substance abuse prevention amongst the children in the Country. It is a framework to wean away children from drug abuse and to stop selling of drugs in surrounding areas of schools/educational care institutions. It also adopts some of the strategic interventions to prevent the reach of pharmaceutical drugs, substances and other forms of goods used as intoxicants by the children.

And whereas, one of the main action plan is to install the CCTVs cameras at the Medical/Pharmacy/Chemist shop selling Schedules H, H1 and X drugs in the respective Districts in order to curb selling of the abovesaid drugs to the children.

Now, therefore, I, E. Vallavan, I.A.S., District Collector of Puducherry District in the capacity of District Magistrate, hereby direct under section 133 of the Cr.P.C., all the Medical/Pharmacy/Chemist shops of drugs owners selling scheduled H, H1 and X drugs as per rule 65(3) the of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, in this District to install CCTV cameras outside and inside of their shops within one month. After expiring of the provided period, footage of CCTV cameras to be randomly checked by the Drugs Inspectors of Department of Health and Family Welfare Services. If, during random checking, the installation of CCTV cameras is not found at any Medical/Pharmacy/Chemist shops, the legal action under Indian Penal Code will be taken against such person/owners of the shop.

At Puducherry, dated on this 30th day of November 2022.

E. VALLAVAN, I.A.S.,

District Collector-cum-District Magistrate.

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