12/3/2015
Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 2: Most of the 31 blood banks in the state
are operating without valid licenses in violation of norms as the licenses of
these blood banks got expired during last few years. Moreover, the Drug and
Food Control Organisation (DFCO) Jammu and Kashmir also found other
deficiencies in the blood banks during its inspections. According to the Drugs
and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, blood bank licenses are valid for five years.
Central Licensing Approving Authority of Central Drugs Standard Control
Organisation (CDSCO), renews licenses after the state Drug and Food Control
Organisation (DFCO) satisfies and recommends for renewal. "Before
recommending, a three-member committee comprising CDSCO Drugs Inspector, Drugs
Inspector of DFCO and an expert in the field, conduct a joint inspection and
see whether the management or organisation has provided all the facilities or
not. The inspection must be done within six months after the expiry date of the
licence, "Official Sources informed Early Times that as per norms, if the
license of any blood bank is not renewed, it is deemed as cancelled. Sources
further stated that most of the blood banks in the State are running without
proper permission from the concerned authority. The licenses of these blood
banks which are established in the premises of the government hospitals lapsed
f few years ago, but authorities of respective hospitals haven't bothered to
apply for renewals. Despite a year's delay, most of the banks are yet to give
details like technicians working in the blood banks and facilities provided in
the blood banks as per the rules.
"Very few blood banks applied for the license but
were denied as they failed to complete the criteria laid down by concerned
authority, "Sources claimed, adding that the officials of State DFCO along
with Central Drug Control had conducted numbers of time jointly inspections of
these blood banks but every time they found shortcomings. Since they could not
furnish the equipment list and technician details to the DFCO, the Organisation
did not recommend their license renewal for the last few years. They also wrote
to the Health Department of the State about the shortcomings and directed to
overcome the shortcomings but neither the department nor the officials of these
blood banks have bothered to furnish proper documents for renewal.
When contacted Deputy Controller of DFCO, Lotika
Khajuria said number of blood banks applied for renewal and same is under
process.
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