Health Ministry launches SHRESTH index to benchmark state drug regulators
The Union Health Ministry on 12 August 2025 launched SHRESTH, the State Health Regulatory Excellence Index, a first-of-its-kind national initiative to benchmark and strengthen state drug regulatory systems.
Summary
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched SHRESTH — the State Health Regulatory Excellence Index — on 12 August 2025, a first-of-its-kind national initiative to benchmark and strengthen state drug regulatory systems through a transparent, data-driven framework. Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava launched the index virtually in the presence of Drugs Controller General of India Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi. Proposed by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), SHRESTH is designed as a virtual gap-assessment tool to help states move towards regulatory maturity.
Key facts
- Launched
- 12 Aug 2025, Union Health Ministry
- Full form
- State Health Regulatory Excellence Index
- Purpose
- Benchmark and strengthen state drug regulatory systems
- Launched by
- Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava (virtually)
- Proposed by
- CDSCO
- DCGI
- Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The SHRESTH index launched by the Union Health Ministry on 12 August 2025 is meant to benchmark which of the following?
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Correct answer: A — State drug regulatory systems
SHRESTH is a national initiative to benchmark and strengthen state drug regulatory systems through a transparent, data-driven framework.
Which organisation proposed the SHRESTH index launched in August 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation
SHRESTH was proposed by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) as a virtual gap-assessment tool for states.