Hand sanitizers are licensed under Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945. The standards of such products must be prescribed in the Second Schedule of Drugs and Cosmetics Act & rules made there under. Further, on March 13, 2020, the central government had notified masks (2ply & 3ply surgical masks, N95 mask) & hand sanitizers under Essential Commodities Act, 1955 in order to regulate their production, quality, distribution and logistics.