New Delhi, November 27: Following directions from the Prime Minister’s Office, the Union Health Ministry is framing a special Act for regulation of medical devices which will bring them on par with global standards.
The directive from the PMO came after it was approached by the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) with complaints of complexities in getting medical equipment registered in India, where only 14 such devices are registered till date.
The PMO then called Health Secretary Sujatha Rao, Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) Surinder Singh and other senior officials of the ministry to discuss the matter and a decision was taken to simplify the process, the DCGI said here today.
“A core group including members from the medical devices industry has been formed and a draft of the Act would be ready by next month,” Singh said.
–Agencies