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Union proposes faster suspension of drug-making licences
ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਉਂ?
Drug licence suspended the moment quality tests fail: the Drugs Rules 1945 change for GS2
Draft Drugs Rules change allows immediate licence suspension.
Why it matters: general awareness
What you need to know
2 ਮਿੰਟ
The Union Health Ministry has proposed amending the Drugs Rules, 1945 so that manufacturing licences can be suspended immediately when medicines fail prescribed quality tests.
The draft aims to tighten enforcement of drug quality standards.
ਸਰੋਤ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ਮੁੱਖ ਤੱਥ
Remember these
- The Union Health Ministry has proposed amending the Drugs Rules, 1945.
- Proposal: manufacturing licences can be suspended immediately when medicines fail prescribed quality tests.
- The Drugs Rules, 1945 are framed under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
- The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), headed by the Drugs Controller General of India, is the national drug regulator.
- Drugs and poisons fall in the Concurrent List, so Centre and states both share enforcement.
ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼ · ਮੇਨਜ਼
How the exam will ask it
ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼
- The Drugs Rules, 1945 are subordinate legislation made under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
- The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation functions under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
- Manufacturing licences for drugs are issued by state licensing authorities as well as the central authority, depending on the drug category.
ਮੇਨਜ਼
GS2 Governance (health regulation): substandard drugs erode public trust and exports, and slow licence action has let defaulters keep producing. The draft amendment to the Drugs Rules, 1945 lets regulators suspend manufacturing licences immediately on failed quality tests, but it must respect natural justice and give a fair chance of appeal. The way forward is uniform Centre-state enforcement, risk-based inspections, transparent testing and capacity building of drug labs.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
With reference to the United States midterm elections, consider the following statements:
- They are held midway through a President's four-year term.
- All 435 seats of the House of Representatives are up for election.
- All 100 seats of the Senate are contested.
How many of the above statements are correct?
- Only one
- Only two
- All three
- None
ਜਵਾਬ ਵੇਖੋ
ਜਵਾਬ: B — Correct: Only two — statements 1 and 2 are right, while statement 3 is wrong because only about one-third of Senate seats are contested. • Only one — wrong: two statements are correct, not one; both 1 and 2 are accurate. • All three — wrong: statement 3 is false, since Senators serve staggered six-year terms and only a third face voters. • None — wrong: statements 1 and 2 are accurate, so the count cannot be zero.
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