Drugs Controller General of India

Drugs Controller General of India
Incumbent
Dr. Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Constituting instrumentDrugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
DeputyDrugs Controller General of India

Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is the head of department of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization of the Government of India responsible for approval of licences of specified categories of drugs such as blood and blood products, IV fluids, vaccines, and sera in India. Drugs Controller General of India, comes under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.[1] DCGI also sets standards for manufacturing, sales, import, and distribution of drugs in India.