New Drug Controller General of India

• Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi has been appointed as the new Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO). 

• Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi is a former Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission secretary-cum-scientific director.

• Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi will supersede Dr. PBN Prasad who is holding the position till 28th February 2023. 

• The order which was released stated that Raghuvanshi will continue to be the DGCI till February 28, 2025.

• The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has recommended to the government his name as the successor to Dr. V G Somani, whose extended tenure will end in mid-February.

• The recommendation was later approved by the Health Ministry, followed by approval of the Appointments Committee of Cabinet led by PM Narendra Modi.