The government has designated the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) as the first point of registration for clinical trials of all drugs and vaccines, a move expected to cut the approval time to three months from 12 months.
A committee led by cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba has also decided to set up a nodal coordination committee to ensure expeditious disposal of all applications with the decision binding on all regulators.
The government may soon come out with medium and long-term measures to expedite the approval process as it looks to attract foreign capital and boost local pharma.
The cabinet secretary-led panel has suggested multiple regulators and authorities dealing with approvals to revisit their approval process. The idea is to eliminate unnecessary processes.
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Faster nod for clinical trials of all drugs and vaccines soon
A committee led by cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba has also decided to set up a nodal coordination committee to ensure expeditious disposal of all applications with the decision binding on all regulators. "The proposal was cleared by the committee in the first week of June," a top government official told ET.
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