Health regulatory agencies likely to come under DCGI ambit

Single-window system to take care of regulatory need for drugs, vaccines

The Union government is working to bring scattered agencies that look after various aspects of a drug or vaccine approval process under one roof. The initiative is in the works and necessary amendments in rules and acts would be done, said a senior government executive.

Speaking at the Global Innovation Summit 2021, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said a major issue that acts as a critical challenge to innovation as far as regulatory processes are concerned is regulatory processes being multi-pronged and scattered. For example, an innovator or a private sector entity has to traverse a multitude of entities before requisite