The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), working under the direction of NITI Aayog, seek to promote MedTech Mitra. This intends the development of accessible and reasonably priced domestic medical devices and in-vitro diagnostics by offering MedTech innovators strategic handholding support for clinical evaluation, regulatory facilitation, and new product uptake.
Under the guidance of NITI Aayog, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) aim to advance MedTech Mitra. The goal of this is to help MedTech entrepreneurs build affordable, easily obtainable domestic medical devices and in-vitro diagnostics by providing strategic handholding support for clinical review, regulatory facilitation, and new product adoption. The scope of MedTech Mitra's Facilitation Services is promoting product creation through collaboration between doctors and engineers. The Department of Health Research (DHR) oversees the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), an independent body responsible for organizing, promoting, coordinating, and carrying out biomedical research in India. In India, the National Regulation Authority (NRA) is the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), which is part of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare's Directorate General of Health Services.