Empowered Committee for Animal Health (ECAH )
This Subcommittee has been constituted to streamline the process of regulatory approval for veterinary (livestock and poultry) products for an efficient, robust, and transparent mechanism that would help to create a global manufacturing hub as well as promote research and development especially focused on priority animal diseases.
The terms of reference of the Subcommittee are as follows:
- To examine the proposals received from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), Research Institutes, and other Organizations related to veterinary drugs, veterinary vaccines/biologicals, etc., and provide technical comments/advice from the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD).
- To review technical matters related to drugs, veterinary vaccines/biologicals received from various organizations and provide comments/advice.
The subcommittee shall facilitate the participation of manufacturers to ensure the timely disposition of proposals, thereby ensuring transparency. Meetings will be held once a month on the second Tuesday, depending on the number of proposals and the availability of experts and stakeholders.