- India’s Jagjit Pavadia was re-elected to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) for another term.
- She posted the highest number of votes at 44. Ms Pavadia has been a member of the INCB since 2015 and her current term is set to expire in 2020.
- The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) held elections by secret ballot on May 7, with 15 candidates in the fray for five seats.
- Jagjit Pavadia has been re-elected for a five-year term beginning 2nd March, 2020.
- The victory added to India’s successful record of winning crucial elections at the UN and to the world organisation’s subsidiary bodies.
- Jagjit Pavadia Pavadia has held several senior positions in the Indian Revenue Service for 35 years in the Government of India, including Narcotics Commissioner of India, Central Bureau of Narcotics.
- INCB consists of 13 members who are elected by the ECOSOC and who serve in their personal capacity.
- Established in 1968, the INCB is an independent and quasi-judicial monitoring body for the implementation of the UN’s international drug control conventions.
