The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has appointed 22 Drugs Inspectors under the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) to oversee the implementation of the Medical Devices Rules (MDR), 2017 across India.
In a notification issued on June 3, 2026, the ministry stated that the inspectors have been appointed under Section 21 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, and are empowered to exercise the powers and perform the duties specified under Sections 21 and 22 of the Act, as well as the provisions of the Medical Devices Rules, 2017.
The MDR, 2017 regulates a wide range of medical devices, including in-vitro diagnostic substances, surgical dressings, bandages, staples, sutures, ligatures, blood and blood component collection bags, mechanical contraceptives such as condoms and intrauterine devices, disinfectants, insecticides, and other medical devices notified by the government under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.
Under Section 22 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, Drugs Inspectors are authorised to inspect manufacturing and sales premises, collect samples, conduct searches and investigations, inspect vehicles transporting medical products, and seize products suspected of violating regulatory requirements.
The newly appointed Drugs Inspectors named in the notification are as follows:
1. Shri Gulhane Akshay Dinkar
2. Shri Amit Gaurav
3. Shri Soumyaranjan Sahoo
4. Shri Surendra Kumar Barnwal
5. Shri Vikash Kumar
6. Shri Ajay Kumar Chhabra
7. Shri Devendra Kumar Pal
8. Shri Aniruddh Singh Negi
9. Shri Sudeesh Kumar Patel
10. Shri Vishal Shivaji Kokate
11. Shri Rohit Kumar Das
12. Shri Umang Varshney
13. Dr. Md. Omair Anwar
14. Dr. Arindam Dey 1
5. Shri Jal Singh
16. Shri Pardeep
17. Shri Varun Saini
18. Shri Ganesh Marotrao Junghare
19. Shri Pradeep Kumar Rajak
20. Shri Rohit Kumar Singh
21. Shri Mude Vinod Kumar Naik
22. Shri Ambuj Kumar
