India, Aug. 12 -- image credit- pib

Union Health Secretary, Punya Salila Srivastava virtually launched the State Health Regulatory Excellence Index (SHRESTH), a first-of-its-kind national initiative to benchmark and strengthen state drug regulatory systems through a transparent, data-driven framework in the presence of Dr Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi, Drug Controller General of India.

The initiative, proposed by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) aims to drive improvements in the performance of state drug regulatory authorities across India, ensuring drug safety and quality standards are consistently met.

The SHRESTH Index will enable targeted improvements in human resources, infrastructure, and digitisation across sta...