AYUSH to spend Rs 26 crore for quality control
In an effort to make the complementary medicine manufacturing units to becomeGMP compliant, Department of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homeopathy drugs (AYUSH) will be spending Rs 26 crore towards quality control.
By PTI |
MUMBAI: In an effort to make the complementary medicine manufacturing units to become Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) compliant, Department of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homeopathy drugs (AYUSH) will be spending Rs 26 crore towards quality control.
The department will be funding for upgrading the existing state testing laboratories and also help set up new inhouse quality control labs for GMP compliance using standards of USFDA or WHO guidelines, AYUSH's joint secretary Shiv Basant told PTI.
The Department initially allocated Rs 26 crore and if the manufacturers change their attitude to improve the standards and quality of their products to world standards, "we are ready to allocate more money," he said.
"We have asked the manufacturing units to apply for funds and the process is on. Depending on the response, we will definitely increase the allocation," he added.
There are 8000 manufacturing units are in the country. The department is also encouraging common testing labs for smaller Ayush manufacturing units where a cluster of 15 to 20 units can have a common quality control labs and common facility for GMP compliance, he said.
Separate amount will also be spent on common facilities for raw materials standardisation and quality control of finished products at locations having cluster of Ayush industries. Three such clusteres are identified this year are at Nashik, Pune and Trissur, the joint secretary said.
The department will be funding for upgrading the existing state testing laboratories and also help set up new inhouse quality control labs for GMP compliance using standards of USFDA or WHO guidelines, AYUSH's joint secretary Shiv Basant told PTI.
The Department initially allocated Rs 26 crore and if the manufacturers change their attitude to improve the standards and quality of their products to world standards, "we are ready to allocate more money," he said.
"We have asked the manufacturing units to apply for funds and the process is on. Depending on the response, we will definitely increase the allocation," he added.
There are 8000 manufacturing units are in the country. The department is also encouraging common testing labs for smaller Ayush manufacturing units where a cluster of 15 to 20 units can have a common quality control labs and common facility for GMP compliance, he said.
Separate amount will also be spent on common facilities for raw materials standardisation and quality control of finished products at locations having cluster of Ayush industries. Three such clusteres are identified this year are at Nashik, Pune and Trissur, the joint secretary said.
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