Drugs Section
This section is responsible for enforcing the provisions of following statutes, enacted by Government of India:
- Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules made there under.
- Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954.
- Drugs(Prices Control) Order, 1995.
Main activities of this section are as under-
- Inspection for grant or renewal of licenses for the manufacture of allopathic drugs
- Inspection for grant or renewal of licenses for retail and wholesale of drugs
- Collection of samples of drugs and cosmetics from manufacturer, seller and pharmacist or from premises of warehouse for test or analysis to check their potency and originality.
- Inspections and raids with a view to detect offences under the Act specially movement and sale of spurious drugs or cosmetics.
- Investigations of cases of contraventions under the Act.
- Inspections of the premises licensed for manufacture and sale of drugs, with a view to ensure that conditions of the licenses are complied with.
- Launching of prosecutions against persons or firms found contravening the provisions of the Act.
- Control of prices of drugs under DPCO (Drugs Price Control Order) within the state through Meghalaya State Price Monitoring & Resource Unit Society
For the work relating to Drug Control Organisation in the State of Meghalaya. The following officers have been appoint during 2006-2007.
- Controlling and Licensing Authority:- Assistant Drugs Controller
- Senior Inspector of Drugs: 2 to assist the Controlling and Licensing Authority.
- Inspector of Drugs: 10 The Inspector of Drugs have been appointed in each District and Meghalaya AIDS Control Society within their respective jurisdiction.
Activities and Achievement during 2021-2023
With the introduction of Ease of Doing Business in Meghalaya, online application for Drugs License (www.investmeghalaya.gov.in) have been implemented throughout the State.
| 1 | Number of Licenses granted | 252 |
| 2 | Number of Licenses Cancelled | 65 |
| 3 | Number of License Suspended | Nil |
| 3 | Number of Samples drawn/ result thereof | 883/456 |
| 4 | Number of drugs found Not of Standard Quality and action taken there on | 32 (Under investigation) |
| 5 | Number of spurious drugs detected | Nil |
| 6 | Number of Prosecution launched and result thereof in respect of offence relating to manufacture and sale of Misbranded, Spurious, and Adulterated Drugs. | One manufacturing license suspended on Interstate Administrative action (M/s Neutic Healthcare Pvt Ltd, E-698, DSIIDC, Narela Industrial Area, Delhi-110040 |
| 7 | Total Number of sale premises | 2632 |
| 8 | Number of Manufacturing license | Nil |