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Government notifies Navi Mumbai Airport as a port for import of drugs under Drugs Rules, 1945
Navi Mumbai Airport authorized for drug imports.
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Samachar Pathshala Desk
Published 8 Jul 2026 · 1 min
AI generatedIn a significant step towards strengthening the pharmaceutical supply chain and facilitating ease of trade, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has enabled the import of drugs through the recently inaugurated Navi Mumbai Airport in Maharashtra.
The amendment to Rule 43A of the Drugs Rules, 1945 now includes Navi Mumbai in the list of airports through which drugs may be imported into the country.
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