The enforcement of the Drugs and Cosmetic Act commence in Assam from the appointed day of 1st April 1947 by appointing an Inspector of Drugs for whole state of Assam. Subsequently one post of Assistant Drug Controller was created at 1950. The Organization continue with this two post till 1965. Later on, Government has created Drug Controller/ Joint Drug Controller/ Deputy Drug Controller / Senior Inspector of Drugs and the entry level post of Inspector of Drugs have become 36[Thirty Six] nos. under the Director of Health, Assam. Now government has decided that separate Commissionerate of Food and Drugs Administration is required with adequate staff for implementing the Drugs and Cosmetic Act, 1940 and Rules 1945 and other Acts, Orders eg: Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Drugs Price Control Order, 2013 properly.
Accordingly the Government has created the Commissionerate of Food and Drugs Administration, Assam by way of amalgamation of proposed Commissionerate of Food Safety, Assam and the existing Drugs Controller, Assam Vide Govt. Notification No. HLA.384/2014/Pt/70 dated 29-04-2016.
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Statute |
Function |
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Drugs & Cosmetics Acts 1940, Drugs & Cosmetics Rules 1945 (Fourth Amendment, 2015) |
Regulates the imports, manufacturer, distribution and sale of drugs & cosmetics |
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Drugs Price Control Order (Drugs Price Control Amendment Order 2016) |
Specifies ceiling price for essential drugs. Issued from time to time by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) under the section 3 of the Essential Commodities Acts 1955 |
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Drugs And Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisement) Act 1954 |
Prohibits advertisements of drugs and remedies that claim to have magical properties and makes doing so a cognizable offence |
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Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substance Act 1985 |
Consolidates the law relating to narcotic drugs and aims to regulate the operations related to Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Acts 1985 |
The sphere of operations of the Drugs Control Administration is mainly about enforcement of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and the rules there under, with respect to:
The Drug Control Administration engaged in to curb the manufacture, trade, distribution and spread of sub-standard/ spurious/ adulterated/ mis-branded drugs. This is achieved through three [3] action that involves [a] Licensing [b] Inspection [c] Analysis of Sample
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Regulatory Action |
Who Exercise The Powers? |
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Sale |
State Government appoints the Licensing Authorities. In Assam, at present the Drug Controller issues both wholesale and retail licenses. Joint & Deputy Drug Controller issue only the retail licences. |
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Inspection |
Drug Inspector are vested with the powers of entry, search, confiscation, calling for records, and collection of samples under Section 22 of the Drugs & Cosmetics Act 1940 and under Section 42 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 |
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Analysis |
Analysis is to be carried out by a Government Analyst in an authorized testing laboratory. Requirements are laid down in part-V, Rules 44-48 of the Drugs and Cosmetic Rules, 1945 |
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Sl. No. |
NAME |
DESIGNATION |
OFFICE ADDRESS |
CONTACT NO. |
EMAIL ID |
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1 |
Dr. Chandrima Baruah,IAS |
Commissioner, Food & Drug Administration |
Assam Secratariat, Block-A |
0361-2237197 |
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2 |
Ashim Kumar Nath |
Joint Drug Controller , HQ (i/c) |
Directorate of Health Service, Assam, Guwahati |
9435020336 |
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3 |
Haresh Chandra Deori |
Deputy Drug Controller, Dibrugarh ( At present Drugs Controller, i/c) |
O/O Inspector of Drugs Dibrugarh, At present Director of Health Service, Guwahati. |
9435083458 |
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4 |
Krishna Baishya |
Sr. Inspector of Drugs, Dibrugarh |
O/O Inspector of Drugs Dibrugarh |
9706054626 |
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5 |
Hydayananda Mahanta |
Sr. Inspector of Drugs, Silchar |
O/O Inspector of Drugs Silchar |
9954497153 |
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6 |
Giridhar Deka |
Sr. Inspector of Drugs, Dhubri |
O/O Inspector of Drugs Dhubri |
9435029658 |
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7 |
Harendra Nath Sarma |
Inspector of Drugs, HQ |
Directorate of Health Service, Assam, Guwahati |
9435045464 |
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8 |
Biswajit Talukdar |
Inspector of Drugs, Kamrup(M) |
O/O Inspector of Drugs Kamrup |
9435045424 |
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9 |
Pulin Chandra Borah |
Inspector of Drugs, Lakhimpur |
O/O Inspector of Drugs, Lakhimpur |
8638321679 |
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10 |
Pankaj Kakoti |
Inspector of Drugs, Sonitpur |
O/O Inspector of Drugs, Tezpur |
9435376670 |
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11 |
Paras Moni Baruah |
Inspector of Drugs, Nagaon |
O/O Inspector of Drugs, Nagaon |
9435553068 |
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12 |
Sushen Mazumder |
Inspector of Drugs, Silchar |
O/O Inspector of Drugs, Silchar |
9435170656 |
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13 |
Purna Sindu Mudoi |
Inspector of Drugs, Kamrimganj |
O/O Inspector of Drugs, Karimganj |
9435119974 |