Rohit Shishodia
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has ordered the setting up of Public Relations Offices at it's zonal and sub-zonal offices across India to make regulatory guidance more accessible to stakeholders.

“These PROs will be headed by concerned DDOs, ADCs or head of the offices of their working areas, which will act as ‘Single Window’ for disposal of grievances of stakeholders, They shall provide information to the innovators regarding regulatory requirements for development and commercialization of their products,” sated Dr VG Somani, Drugs Controller General (India).

“The PROs will also guide, assist and handhold investors in various phases of business life cycle as per the existing focus on ‘Invest in India/Make in India'. The stakeholders visiting PROs shall not require any prior appointment,” he added.