The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) India has issued notices to athletes for not filing their whereabouts in the stipulated time. As per NADA  Anti-Doping Rules, some athletes, who are part of a Registered Testing Pool (RTP), are required to provide mandatory whereabouts information in the online portal. This information is used to locate athletes for effective out-of-competition doping control. RTP athletes are required to provide the whereabouts information on a quarterly basis. It includes Home address, email address and phone number, Competition schedules, and locations.<br />'' <br />'' Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry said, NADA has advised all athletes to file their whereabouts within 14 days to avoid 'whereabouts failures'. It said, in absence of non-filing of their whereabouts, it shall be treated as a filing failure.<br />'' <br />''National Sports Federations have also been advised to ensure timely submission of accurate whereabouts by their athletes. Recently, one athlete was suspended from participating in sports activities for one year by the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel due to reporting of whereabouts failure.