CENTRAL BUREAU OF NARCOTICS

केंद्रीय नारकोटिक्स ब्यूरो

Narcoitcs Commissioner of India

Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) is headed by the Narcotics Commissioner (NC). The NC is assisted by three Deputy Narcotics Commissioners (DNCs) in charge of the Units in the opium growing states i.e. Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Their offices are located at Neemuch, Kota and Lucknow respectively

The Central Bureau of Narcotics headquarter is located at Gwalior. At Hqrs, the Narcotics Commissioner is assisted by two Dy. Narcotics Commissioners (DNCs) and two Asstt. Narcotics Commissioners (ANCs) along with other support staff/ officers. Besides, overall supervision of activities in respect of all matter relating to Superintendence over opium poppy cultivation, the headquarters office also attends to the issuance of Authorization of Import/ Export of NDPS and other related work

Deputy Narcotics Commissioner

Unit offices of Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) is headed by the Deputy Narcotics Commissioner (DNC). The DNC is assisted by Unit office staff/officers, District Opium Officers and Superintendnet (Preventive and Intelligence Cells)

District Opium Officer

Divisional offices are headed by a District Opium Officer (DOO) (Group 'B' Gazetted officer), who looks after the poppy cultivation aspects such as licensing of cultivators, measurement of poppy fields, collection of opium, etc.

Preventive & Intelligence Cell

There are Preventive & Intelligence Cells (P&I Cell) headed by Superintendents (Group 'B' Gazetted Officer). The P&I Cell look after the enforcement aspects of CBN.

Upper Division Clerks

The Upper Division Clerks (UDCs) in the Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) perform a wide range of administrative and technical functions essential to the smooth functioning of the organisation. Their responsibilities include administrative work, record-keeping, maintenance of accounts, correspondence, and preparation of bills. They also handle applications, No Objection Certificates (NOCs), licences, and authorisations, including the processing of applications for import/export licences, synthetic narcotic manufacture licences, and precursor chemical NOCs. UDCs are responsible for checking forms and documents for uploading onto the CBN`s dedicated online web portal, as well as generating statistical returns and reports. In addition to office duties, they are also deployed for field operations related to licensing and cultivation work, where they liaise with District Opium Officers and Field Measurement Officers to obtain measurement reports, harvest data, and other relevant information necessary for regulatory and operational purposes