National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention


National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention or NACWC is an office in Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India, established on 29 April 1997 by a resolution of the Cabinet and was later accorded a statutory status through Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000.
The NACWC, inter alia, serves as the primary liaison to the OPCW from the Indian government, manages routine inspections, oversaw the destruction of India’s chemical weapons. It is generally headed by the Cabinet secretary with defense secretary, foreign secretary, fertilizer secretary, etc as its members.