**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department of the Government of NCT of Delhi on May 21, 2026, announces the appointment of eight officers as Drugs Inspectors. These appointments are made under the authority of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, to oversee regulatory compliance across the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The order is effective immediately from the date of notification.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Legal Authority:** The appointments are made by the Lt. Governor of Delhi in exercise of powers conferred by Section 21 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, read with Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. S.O.(E) 689(E) dated September 25, 1985.
* **Jurisdiction:** The newly appointed Drugs Inspectors are authorized to operate across the entire National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi.
* **Effective Date:** The appointments come into effect from the date of the notification, May 21, 2026.
* **Appointed Officers:** The following eight individuals from the Drugs Control Department have been designated as Drugs Inspectors:
1. Sh. Sulabh Khurana
2. Sh. Deepakkumar Poonaram Chaudhary
3. Sh. Chenugonupalli Arun Kumar Reddy
4. Sh. Mukesh Kumar
5. Sh. Ritik Aggarwal
6. Sh. Ramavath Aravind Naik
7. Sh. Suraj Kumar Shah
8. Sh. Jatin Malik
**Impact Analysis**
**Appointed Officers (Drugs Control Department)**
**Impact**
These eight individuals are now legally empowered as Drugs Inspectors and authorized to exercise statutory powers for the purpose of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
**Action Required**
The officers must assume their designated roles and fulfill the regulatory and inspection duties prescribed under the Act within the NCT of Delhi.
**Drugs Control Department, Govt. of NCT of Delhi**
**Impact**
The department’s inspection and enforcement workforce is formally strengthened and updated through these gazetted appointments.
**Action Required**
The department must update official records and deploy these inspectors to perform their regulatory functions across the territory.
**Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Manufacturers and Retailers in Delhi**
**Impact**
Businesses operating within the pharmaceutical and cosmetic sectors in Delhi are now subject to oversight and inspections conducted by these specific officers.
**Action Required**
Stakeholders must recognize the authority of these appointed inspectors during official regulatory audits and compliance checks.
Key Entities Referenced
Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940: The primary central legislation under which Section 21 is invoked to appoint inspectors for regulating the manufacture, sale, and distribution of drugs.
Drugs Control Department: The regulatory body whose officers are appointed as Drugs Inspectors to enforce pharmaceutical standards and compliance.
Lt. Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi: The executive authority empowered to make official appointments of regulatory inspectors within the territory.
National Capital Territory of Delhi: The central geographic and administrative jurisdiction where these appointments and the Act's enforcement are applicable.
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HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
Delhi, the 21st May, 2026
F. No. 50(18)/2000/DC/Estt/Part File/174.—In exercise of the power conferred by section 21 of the Drugs
and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940) read with Notification No. S.O.(E) 689(E) dated 25th September 1985, issued by
Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, the Lt. Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi is pleased
to appoint the following officers of the Drugs Control Department as Drugs Inspectors having the prescribed
qualifications for the whole of the National Capital Territory of Delhi for the purpose of said Act, with effect from the
date of notification. namely:-
1. Sh. Sulabh Khurana
2. Sh. Deepakkumar Poonaram Chaudhary
3. Sh. Chenugonupalli Arun Kumar Reddy
4. Sh. Mukesh Kumar
5. Sh. Ritik Aggarwal
6. Sh. Ramavath Aravind Naik
7. Sh. Suraj Kumar Shah
8. Sh. Jatin Malik
By Order and in the Name of The Lt. Governor of the
National Capital Territory of Delhi,
C.L.ROY, Dy. Secy.
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