CDSCO, Ahmedabad becomes the first National Regulatory body in India to be certified with ISO 9001:2008. The auditor of the notified body, TUV Rheinland Cert GmbH (a global certification company) audited the office of the Deputy Drugs Controller (India), CDSCO, Ahmedabad on 10.04.2015 for the quality assessment of compliance to ISO standards and issued the certification for three years valid till 15th February 2018. The ISO certification shows the amount of quality improvement in the CDSCO benefiting in several ways such as, effectiveness and efficiency, well defined documentation procedure, motivates employees, improved risk management, public satisfaction and improved stakeholder relationship.
Following the certification, the Drugs Controller General of India Dr. G N Singh conveyed his interest and insisted that all zonal offices to undergo this process of certification. The Ahmedabad office is engaged in various functions which includes processing of applications of licences of manufacturers, evaluation of drugs and cosmetics quality, issuance of NOC and Test license and COPP (Certificate of Pharmaceutical Product) according to the guidelines of WHO GMP.