Govt to amend MDR 2017 to add qualifications for recruitments

THE Union ministry of health and family welfare is planning an amendment to the Medical Device Rules (MDR), 2017, to incorporate the qualifications required for the recruitment of inspectors and government analysts for the medical devices vertical.

- Gireesh Babu

The Ministry has issued a draft notification with the proposed amendment, with a notice to the stakeholders that the draft rules shall be taken into consideration on or after the expiry of a period of 30 days from the date of publication of the draft. It has also invited objections and suggestions from the public within the specific period, for consideration.

The draft rules, which shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette, unless specified otherwise, propose addition of the qualifications for inspectors and government analyst for the sector, separately following the Rule 18 of the MDR, 2017.