Archive · 14 Aug 2025
India Launches SHRESTH Index to Boost Drug Safety Nationwide
The Indian government has started a new system called SHRESTH to make sure all medicines in India are safe and good.
This system checks how well different states are doing in regulating drugs.
The aim is to make sure the medicines are safe for everyone in India.
States will submit data, and get grades based on how they're doing so that they can improve their performance.
This initiative builds on the existing system that ensures the safety of vaccines.
The Union Health Ministry launched the State Health Regulatory Excellence Index (SHRESTH).
The initiative aims to improve state drug regulatory authorities.
The index was launched on Tuesday by the Union Health Secretary virtually.
States will submit data to CDSCO, with scores shared monthly.
The goal is to ensure medicine safety and quality standards are met.
- Who
- The Union Health Ministry and CDSCO.
- What
- The State Health Regulatory Excellence Index (SHRESTH) was launched.
- When
- Tuesday
- Where
- Across India
- Why
- To improve drug safety and quality standards.
- Index Name
- State Health Regulatory Excellence Index (SHRESTH)
- Initiated By
- Union Health Ministry
- Proposed By
- Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO)
- Categories for States
- Manufacturing & Primarily Distribution
- Data Submission
- By states to CDSCO by the 25th of each month
- Score Sharing
- Shared with states on the 1st of the following month
