Experiments on animals set to become easier

New Delhi: The Centre has proposed a major regulatory overhaul of animal experimentation, seeking to reduce the Maneka Gandhi-era central oversight to fast-track approvals for academic and research bodies as well as the pharma and biomedical industry. The draft proposes a radical shift, allowing registered institutional ethics panels to approve the bulk of experiments, instead of requiring clearance from the Central Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CCSEA) committee.

The Centre plans to significantly change the regulations governing animal experimentation. The proposed rules aim to allow institutional ethics panels to approve most experiments. Currently, only small animal experiments can be approved at the institutional level while larger ones require central oversight.

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