India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Financial Year

No. of drugs samples tested

No. of drugs samples declared Not of Standard Quality

No. of drugs samples declared Spurious/ Adulterated

2020-21

84,874

2,652

263

2021-22

88,844

2,545

379

2022-23

96,713

3,053

424

2023-24

1,06,150

2,988

282

2024-25

1,16,323

3,104

245

The manufacture, sale and distribution of drugs are regulated in the country under the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules thereunder through a system of licensing and inspection.

As per information received from various States/Union Territories Drugs Controllers (SDCs), number of drug samples reported Not of Standard Quality/spurious/adulterated by the States/UT...