Drug Controller General of India - Wikipedia Drug Controller General of India This article needs more links to other articles to help integrate it into the encyclopedia. Please help improve this article by adding links that are relevant to the context within the existing text. ( February 2014 ) Drug Controller General of India under the gamut of Central Drugs Standard Control Organization is responsible for approval of licenses of specified categories of drugs such as blood and blood products, IV fluids, vaccines and sera in India. Contents 1 Present DCGI 2 Past DCGI 3 Function 4 Zonal Offices Of CDSCO ( Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation ) 5 References Present DCGI The current DCGI is Dr. G.N. Singh. Past DCGI Former DCGIs include Dr. Surinder Singh. Function DCGI lay down the standard and quality of manufacturing, selling, import and distribution of drugs in India. Acting as appellate authority in case of any dispute regarding the quality of drugs. Preparation and maintenance of national reference standard. To bring about the uniformity in the enforcement of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. Training of Drug Analysts deputed by State Drug Control Laboratories and other Institutions Analysis of Cosmetics received as survey samples from CDSCO ( central drug standard control organisation ) Zonal offices of CDSCO ( central drugs standard control organisation ) the central government have established 4 zonal offices of CDSCO at Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, and Ghaziabad, which works in close collaboration with the state control administration and assist them in securing uniform enforcement of the Drug Act. References Jump up ^ CENTRAL DRUGS STANDARD CONTROL ORGANIZATION ( accessed on 18 Oct 2014 ) Jump up ^ 4 SEP, 2012, ET BUREAU, Economic Times Pharmaceutical companies told to submit safety reports on new drugs every 6 months ( accessed on 4 Sept 2012 ) This article about an organisation in India is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Drug_Controller_General_of_India&oldid=798889640 '' Categories : Drug safety Medical and health organisations based in India National agencies for drug regulation Pharmaceutical industry of India Indian organisation stubs Hidden categories : Articles with too few wikilinks from February 2014 All articles with too few wikilinks Articles covered by WikiProject Wikify from February 2014 All articles covered by WikiProject Wikify All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 4 September 2017, at 11 : 43. About Wikipedia

Question: drug controller general of india under which ministry
Answer: Central Drugs Standard Control Organization