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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-20062026-273682
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 445]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2026/JYAISTHA 28, 1948
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(Department of Health and Family Welfare)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 18th June, 2026
G.S.R. 496(E).— Whereas a draft of certain rules further to amend the Drugs Rules, 1945 was published as required
under sections 12 and 33 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940) vide notification of the Government of
India in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health and Family Welfare) number G.S.R. 65(E),
dated the 28th January, 2026 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i), inviting objections
and suggestions from persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date on
which the copies of the Official Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public;
And whereas, copies of the said Official Gazette were made available to the public on the 31st January, 2026;
And whereas, no objections or suggestions were received from the public on the said draft rules for
consideration by the Central Government;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6, 12 and 33 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act,
1940 (23 of 1940), the Central Government, after consultation with the Drugs Technical Advisory Board, hereby makes
the following rules further to amend the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Drugs (Sixth Amendment) Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Drugs Rules, 1945, in rule 3A, for sub-rule (9), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely :—
"(9) The functions of the Laboratory in respect of testing of the following Veterinary Vaccines (Viral and Bacterial)
shall be carried out at the Chaudhary Charan Singh National Institute of Animal Health, Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh
and the functions of the Director in respect of the said veterinary vaccines shall be exercised by the Director of the
said Institute:-
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| S. No. | Name of Veterinary Vaccine |
+=======+=========================================================+
| 1. | Avian Infectious Bronchitis Vaccine, Inactivated I.P. |
| 2. | Avian Infectious Bronchitis Vaccine, Live I.P. |
| 3. | Avian Infectious Laryngotracheitis Vaccine, Live I.P. |
| 4. | Avian Spirochaetosis Vaccine, Inactivated I.P. |
| 5. | Blackquarter Vaccine I.P. |
| 6. | Brucella Abortus (Strain 19) Vaccine, Live I.P. |
| 7. | Canine Adenovirus Vaccine, Live I.P. |
| 8. | Canine Coronavirus Vaccine, Inactivated I.P. |
| 9. | Canine Distemper Vaccine, Live I.P. |
| 10. | Canine Leptospirosis Vaccine, Inactivated I.P. |
| 11. | Canine Parainfluenza Virus Vaccine, Live I.P. |
| 12. | Canine Parvovirus Vaccine, Inactivated I.P. |
| 13. | Canine Parvovirus Vaccine, Live I.P. |
| 14. | Classical Swine Fever Vaccine, Live I.P. |
| 15. | Multicomponent Clostridium Vaccine, Inactivated I.P. |
| 16. | Clostridium Novyi (Type B) Vaccine for Veterinary Use I.P. |
| 17. | Clostridium Septicum Vaccine, Inactivated I.P. |
| 18. | Duck Pasteurella Vaccine, Inactivated I.P. |
| 19. | Duck Plague Vaccine, Live I.P. |
| 20. | Egg Drop Syndrome 76 Vaccine, Inactivated I.P. |
| 21. | Enterotoxaemia Vaccine, Inactivated I.P. |
| 22. | Fowl Cholera Vaccine, Inactivated I.P. |
| 23. | Fowl Pox Vaccine, Live I.P. |
| 24. | Haemorrhagic Septicaemia Vaccine, Inactivated I.P. |
| 25. | Haemorrhagic Septicaemia Vaccine, Alum-treated I.P. |
| 26. | Inclusion Body Hepatitis (IBH) Vaccine, Inactivated I.P. |
| 27. | Infectious Avian Encephalomyelitis Vaccine, Live I.P. |
| 28. | Infectious Canine Hepatitis Vaccine, Inactivated I.P. |
| 29. | Infectious Chicken Anaemia Vaccine, Inactivated I.P. |
| 30. | Infectious Chicken Anaemia Vaccine, Live I.P. |
| 31. | Infectious Coryza Vaccine, Inactivated I.P. |
| 32. | Marek's Disease Vaccine, Live I.P. |
| 33. | Peste Des Petits Ruminants Vaccine, Live I.P. |
| 34. | Ranikhet Disease Vaccine, Inactivated I.P. |
| 35. | Ranikhet Disease Vaccine, Live (Lentogenic Strain) I.P. |
| 36. | Ranikhet Disease Vaccine, Live (Mesogenic Strain) I.P. |
| 37. | Reo Virus Vaccine, Inactivated I.P. |
| 38. | Reo Virus Vaccine, Live I.P. |
| 39. | Salmonella Abortus Equi Vaccine, Inactivated I.P. |
| 40. | Salmonella Vaccine, Inactivated I.P. |
| 41. | Tetanus Veterinary Vaccine I.P. |
| 42. | Theileriosis Vaccine, Live I.P.”. |
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[F. No. X.11014/13/2025-DR]
HARSH MANGLA, Jt. Secy.
Note – The Drugs Rules, 1945 were published in the Gazette of India vide notification No. F.28-10/45-H (1), dated 21st
December, 1945 and last amended vide notification number G.S.R. 477(E), dated 9th June, 2026.
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