Amendment of RRs for the post of Drugs Controller (India)

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-20042026-271933 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 272] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2026 [F. No. Admin-12011(12)/3/2025-e office] MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 20th April, 2026 G.S.R. 296(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution and in supersession of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation [Drugs Controller (India)] Recruitment Rules, 2011 in the Directorate General of Health Services, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the President hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of recruitment to the post of Drugs Controller (India), in the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, Directorate General of Health Services under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, namely: - 1. Short title and commencement. – (1) These rules may be called the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, Drugs Controller (India), Group 'A' Post, Recruitment Rules, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Number of post, classification and level in pay matrix.- The number of the said post, its classification and level in the pay matrix attached thereto shall be as specified in columns (2) to (4) of the Schedule annexed to these rules. 3. Method of recruitment, age-limit, qualifications, etc.– The method of recruitment, age-limit, qualifications and other matters relating to the said post shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the said Schedule. 4. Disqualification. – No person, (a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living; or (b) who, having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person, shall be eligible for appointment to the said post: Provided that the Central Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and that there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person from the operation of this rule. 5. Power to relax. – Where the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may, by order and for reasons to be recorded in writing and in consultation with the Union Public Service Commission, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons. 6. Saving.- Nothing in these rules shall affect reservation, relaxation of age-limit and other concessions required to be provided for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, other backward classes, ex-servicemen and other special categories of persons in accordance with the orders issued by the Central Government from time to time in this regard. SCHEDULE +-------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------+ | Name of post. | Number of post. | Classification. | Level in pay matrix. | | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | +===================+===================================+===================================+==========================+ | Drugs Controller | 1* (2026) | General Central Service, Group | Level-14 in the pay | | (India). | *Subject to | 'A', Gazetted, Non-Ministerial. | matrix (Rs.144200-218200).| | | variation | | | | | dependent on | | | | | workload. | | | +-------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------+ +------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Whether selection post or non-selection | Age-limit for direct recruits. | | post. | (6) | | (5) | | +==========================================+=====================================================+ | Not applicable. | Not applicable. | +------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Educational and other qualifications | Whether age and educational qualifications | | required for direct recruits. | prescribed for direct recruits will apply in the | | (7) | case of promotees. | | | (8) | +==========================================+=====================================================+ | Not applicable. | Not applicable. | +------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ 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