Central Drugs Standard Control Organization

CDSCO is responsible for approval of drugs, conduct of clinical trials, setting standards for drugs, controlling quality of imported drugs, and coordinating state drug control organizations in India. The headquarters of CDSCO is located at FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi, India, with multiple zonal, sub-zonal, port offices, and laboratories across the country.

CDSCO exercises regulatory control over import of drugs, approval of new drugs and clinical trials, and acts as the Central License Approving Authority in India.