**Summary:**
This Office Memorandum, reference number CDSCOIT201837, issued by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, and dated February 15, 2019, addresses the payment of challans through Bharatkosh. Further to the Office Memorandum dated January 9, 2019, which announced the disabling of challan uploads on the SUGAM Medical Devices portal and mandated fee payments exclusively through Bharatkosh, this memorandum extends the deadline for implementation until February 28, 2019. This extension is in response to requests from applicants. The memorandum is addressed to all Pharma/Medical Devices/Cosmetics Industry Associations, including IDMA, IPA, FOPECI, PI, FICCI, OPPI, AIMED, MTAI, ADMI, IBHA, AICMA, and IHPCIA, among others. Copies have been sent to PPS to JSR, MoHFW. The issuing authority is Dr. S. Eswara Reddy, Drugs Controller General of India.
Key Entities Referenced
Central Drugs Standard Control Organization: A national regulatory body in India under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road New Delhi: Location of Central Drugs Standard Control Organization office in New Delhi, Delhi.
Bharatkosh: An online portal for making payments to the Government of India.
SUGAMMedical Devices portal: An online portal related to medical devices, likely for regulatory purposes.
Dr. S. Eswara Reddy: Drugs Controller General of India.
Drugs Controller General India: The head of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) in India.
Ministry of Health Family Welfare: A ministry in the Government of India responsible for health policy.
IDMAIPAFOPECIPIFICCIOPPIAIMEDMTAIADMIIBHAAICMAIHPCIA: List of PharmaMedical DevicesCosmetics Industry Associations
CDSCO/IT/2018-(37)
Government of India
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Directorate General of Health Services
Central Drugs Standard Control Organization
FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road
New Delhi, Dated:15.02.2019
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Payment of challan through Bharatkosh -reg.
In continuation to this office O.M. No. CDSCO/IT/2018- (37), dated 09-Jan-
2019 informing that the provision to upload challan on SUGAM/Medical Devices
portal will be disabled and the fee has to be paid through Bharatkosh only, it is
decided to extend the deadline till 28.02.2019, on the request of the applicants.
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(Dr. S. Eswara Reddy)
Drugs Controller General (India)
To
All Pharma/Medical Devices/Cosmetics Industry Associations
IDMA/IPA/FOPE/CIPI/FICCI/OPPI/AIMED/MTAI/ADMI/IBHA/AICMA/
IHPCIA/Others
Copy to:
1. PPS to JS(R), MoHFW