New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has enabled the import of drugs through the newly inaugurated Navi Mumbai Airport in Maharashtra, expanding designated entry points for pharmaceutical consignments to 42 ports, an official statement said on Wednesday.The move through amendment to Rule 43A of the Drugs Rules, 1945 that adds Navi Mumbai to the list of airports through which drugs may be imported, marks a significant step towards strengthening the pharmaceutical sup…
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New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The Central Government has amended the Drugs Rules, 1945 to bring cell or stem cell derived products, gene therapeutic products and xenografts under the Centrally License Approving Authority framework, a statement said on Thursday, adding that the move strengthens the regulatory oversight of advanced and emerging medical technologies.The move expands the set of critical drugs and biological products that receive joint regulatory supervision by central and state authoriti…
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday announced that it has proposed amendments to the Medical Devices Rules, 2017 to simplify and accelerate the licensing process for medical devices, a move aimed at improving ease of doing business and ensuring quicker access to quality medical products in the country.The ministry has published a draft notification in the Official Gazette seeking public comments on the proposed changes, which are intended to streamline r…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The government will convene the 16th Conference of the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare (CCHFW) on Monday to deliberate on key policy priorities, including the National Health Mission (NHM), food and drug reforms and allied health services, according to an official statement on Saturday.The conference that will be held here will be chaired by Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J.P. Nadda, along with Ministers of State for Health and Family Welfare Anup…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday said it has proposed amendments to the Drugs Rules, 1945 to simplify the procedure for obtaining permission for import of drugs for examination, test or analysis, commonly known as through Form 11.The amendment introduces an acknowledgement-based system for import of all drugs in small quantities for analytical and non-clinical testing purposes.The amendment is expected to significantly reduce the compliance burd…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) In a move aimed at improving the ease of doing business and reducing regulatory burdens on the food sector, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday notified amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011. The changes exempt non-manufacturing food businesses from certain record-keeping and stock rotation requirements while retaining key food safety controls for manufacturers.Under the earlier regu…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The government has proposed easing the residual shelf-life requirement for imported drugs by replacing the existing norm of more than 60 per cent remaining shelf life with a minimum shelf life of 12 months at the time of import — a decision aimed at improving supply chain efficiency and promoting ease of doing business in the pharmaceutical sector — according to an official statement on Friday.The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has issued a draft notifi…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Reducing compliance burden, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare notified amendments to the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010, replacing criminal penalties for procedural lapses with a fair administrative mechanism, an official said on Thursday. The reforms are aimed at promoting trust-based governance, improving ease of doing business, and ensuring proportionate regulatory enforcement, while continuing to safeguard patient safet…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The government has expanded the ambit of QR code-based tracking to include vaccines, antimicrobials, anti-cancer medicines and narcotic and psychotropic drugs to strengthen the quality, safety and integrity of India’s pharmaceutical supply chain, according to an official statement on Thursday.The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has notified amendments to the Drugs Rules, 1945, bringing these categories of medicines under Schedule H2 and expanding the scope…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The successful conduct of the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination on June 21 stands as one of the most remarkable examples of administrative coordination and national commitment in recent years. More than 20 lakh medical aspirants appeared for the examination across 5,440 centres in India and 14 centres abroad, making it one of the largest and most closely monitored examinations ever conducted in the country.What unfolded on June 21 was far more than an examination. Many analys…