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Over 1,000 digitally signed permissions related to export issued under SUGAM initiative in Gujarat since March, 2017
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Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai
June 26 , 2017
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To further government’s SUGAM initiative for transparent and time bound
actions on applications made by manufacturing firms in Gujarat, over
1,000 digitally signed permissions related to applications for Export
NOC, Dual Use NOC, Form 29 NOC, additional product permission, CoPP, etc
have been issued since March, 2017 by Ahmedabad zonal office of the
Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO).
In this
procedure, the applications sent by courier or post are examined in
zonal office and in case of any ambiguity, the query is sent back to the
e-mail address of the firm as mentioned on the application within seven
working days.
In case, the review is satisfactory, the
digitally signed permission is issued to the applicant with copy to the
office of Commissioner, Gujarat Food and Drug Control Administration
(FDCA), Gandhinagar by e-mail only.
Says Arvind Kukrety, Deputy
Drug Controller (India), Ahmedabad Zonal office, “As this is not
currently under SUGAM activity, hence the replies are required to be
submitted in hard copies for better trackability. It is evident that
this effort has cut down postage time to zero.”
He further
added,“This initiative has helped in reducing the time lag in handling
applications, created a hassle free environment and helped industry to
save manpower and resources by avoiding personal follow-ups.”
The
Union health ministry had put in place systems to further strengthen
the e-governance initiatives. In this regard, the Central Drugs Standard
Control Organisation had unveiled an online portal ‘Sugam’.
In
the first phase, digitization of applications for grant of registration
certificates for import of drugs or import license of drugs in Form 10,
under D&C Rules has been completed and is operational.
In a
communication to all the state regulatory authorities and the pharma
industry associations, Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) Dr. GN
Singh stated that the portal is intended for those who need to file
applications for various services rendered by CDSCO. For security
purposes and to avoid spams, it was decided that the applicants would
need to pre-register themselves on the portal.
The convergence of
cloud computing, mobile technology, social media and big data analytics
is reshaping the future of e-governance.
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