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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-20022026-270381
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 870]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2026/MAGHA 30, 1947
1260 GI/2026
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(Department of Health and Family Welfare)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 18th February, 2026
S.O. 912(E). — In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 20 of the Drugs and Cosmetics
Act, 1940 (23 of 1940) read with sub-rule (1) of rule 18 of the Medical Devices Rules 2017, and in supersession of the
notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health and Family
Welfare) number S.O. 5331 (E), dated the 10th December, 2024, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part
II, section 3, sub-section (ii), except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central
Government hereby designates the following Government Analysts specified in column (2) of Table given below as
Medical Device Testing Officers in respect of the Medical Devices as specified against their names in column (4) of the
said Table, namely:-
TABLE
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| Serial No. | Name of Government | Name of Laboratory | Medical Device (s) |
| | Analyst | | |
+============+=========================+==================================+======================================================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 1. | Dr. Saroj Kumar Ghosh | The Central Drugs | Sterile & Single Use Medical Devices, |
| | | Laboratory, Kolkata | Non-sterile Medical Devices, |
| | | | Surgical dressings, |
| | | | Gloves for Medical purposes, |
| | | | Disinfectant. |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 2. | Dr. Rakesh Kumar Rishi | | |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 3. | Dr. Anjan Pal | | |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 4. | Dr. Dilip Kumar Panda | | |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 5. | Smt. Suparna Maitra | | |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 6. | Smt. C. Vijayalakshmi | The Central Drugs | Mechanical Contraceptives, |
| | | Testing Laboratory, | Gloves for Medical purposes. |
| | | Chennai. | |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 7. | Smt. G. Sasikala | | |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 8. | Shri Kishor Gembali | | |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 9. | Shri. C. Hariharan | | |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 10. | Smt. Sayali U. Warde | | |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 11. | Smt. Akshata S. | The Central Drugs | Sterile & Single Use Medical Devices, |
| | Paranjpe | Testing Laboratory, | Non-sterile Medical Devices, |
| | | Mumbai. | Surgical dressings, |
| | | | Mechanical Contraceptives, |
| | | | Gloves for Medical purposes, |
| | | | Absorbent Gauge, |
| | | | Disinfectant. |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 12. | Smt. Sujata S. Kaisare | | |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 13. | Dr. Vijayakumar | | |
| | Munipalli | | |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 14. | Smt. Sukhada | | |
| | A. Navaratne | | |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 15. | Shri. Amar Jyoti | The Regional Drugs | Sterile & Single Use Medical Devices, |
| | Chamuah | Testing Laboratory, | Non-sterile Medical Devices, |
| | | Guwahati, Assam. | Gloves for Medical purposes. |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 16. | Shri. Dilip Kr. Sarkar | | |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 17. | Smt. Rinku Kalita | | |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 18. | Shri. Hitesh Kumar Khare| The Regional Drugs | Sterile & Single Use Medical Devices, |
| | | Testing Laboratory, | Non-sterile Medical Devices, |
| | | Chandigarh. | Surgical dressings, |
| | | | Gloves for Medical purposes. |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 19. | Dr. Debasis Maiti | | |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 20. | Dr. Akanksha Bisht | The National Institute of | In-vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices. |
| | | Biologicals, Noida. | |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 21. | Dr. Rajesh Kumar | | |
| | Sharma | | |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 22. | Dr. Richa Baranwal | | |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 23. | Dr. Varun Singh | | Biochemical Kits. |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 24. | Dr. Gauri Misra, | | Molecular Diagnostic Kits. |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 25. | Dr. Ashwani Kumar | | |
| | Dubey | | |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 26. | Ms. Kanchan Ahuja | | Blood Grouping Reagents. |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 27. | Dr. Pankaj Kumar | | |
| | Sharma | | |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
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