Adopt WHO-standard good manufacturing practices: Govt sets deadline for pharmas

August 3, 2023

Companies with a turnover of over Rs 250 crore will have to implement the revised GMP within six months, while medium and small-scale enterprises with turnover of less than Rs 250 crore will have to implement it within a year, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Wednesday.

“Those who do not comply with the direction will face suspension of licence and/ or penalty,” he said.

Following recent incidents of several countries reporting deaths allegedly linked to “contaminated” India-manufactured drugs, the government has set a deadline for mandatory implementation of the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) which were revised in 2018, bringing them on par with World Health Organisation (WHO) standards.

Companies with a turnover of over Rs 250 crore will have to implement the revised GMP within six months, while medium and small-scale enterprises with turnover of less than Rs 250 crore will have to implement it within a year, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Wednesday.

“Those who do not comply with the direction will face suspension of licence and/ or penalty,” he said.