The Medical Stores Organization (MSO) centrally procures and supplies generic drugs to over 1100 government organizations across India through its 7 Medical Store Depots. The MSO is headquartered in Delhi and oversees the administration and operations of the depots located in New Delhi, Karnal, Hyderabad, Guwahati, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Chennai. The depots are responsible for procuring, storing, and distributing medicines and medical supplies.
The Medical Stores Organization (MSO) centrally procures and supplies generic drugs to over 1100 government organizations across India through its 7 Medical Store Depots. The MSO is headquartered in Delhi and oversees the administration and operations of the depots located in New Delhi, Karnal, Hyderabad, Guwahati, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Chennai. The depots are responsible for procuring, storing, and distributing medicines and medical supplies.
The Medical Stores Organization (MSO) centrally procures and supplies generic drugs to over 1100 government organizations across India through its 7 Medical Store Depots. The MSO is headquartered in Delhi and oversees the administration and operations of the depots located in New Delhi, Karnal, Hyderabad, Guwahati, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Chennai. The depots are responsible for procuring, storing, and distributing medicines and medical supplies.
The Medical Stores Organization (MSO) centrally procures and supplies generic drugs to over 1100 government organizations across India through its 7 Medical Store Depots. The MSO is headquartered in Delhi and oversees the administration and operations of the depots located in New Delhi, Karnal, Hyderabad, Guwahati, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Chennai. The depots are responsible for procuring, storing, and distributing medicines and medical supplies.
Introduction: MSO is a Central Procurement Agency for supply of Generic Drugs to all CGHS & Para Military Units e.g. CRPF, BSF, SSB, ITBP etc., Central Prisons & other government organizations for brevity called “Indenters” and there are around 1100 indenters who depend heavily for regular generic drugs supplies from MSO through its 07 Government Medical Store Depots (GMSD) located all over India at: 1. New Delhi 2. Karnal 3. Hyderabad 4. Guwahati 5. Kolkata 6. Mumbai 7. Chennai. The key Functions of MSO/GMSDs as under:-
GMSDs:
(a) Procurement, storage and supply of medicines, surgical equipments,
medical equipments and other medical supplies/stores required by public health facilities run by the Central Government, State Government and Local Bodies viz. CGHS Dispensaries, P&T Dispensaries, JIPMER Hospital, Dispensaries and Veterinary Institutions of Tamil Nadu Government, Pondicherry Government, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and Units of CRPF, BSF and other Para Military Forces Dispensaries, Primary Health Centres, etc. across the country on no-loss no-profit basis.
(b) Storage and issue of stores required under various National Programmes such as National Vector Borne Diseases Control Programme (NVBDCP), Reproductive and Child Health (RCH), Tuberculosis (TB), Leprosy, CSSM and Family Welfare under taken by MOH&FW, GOI.
(c) Meeting the emergency requirements of life saving drugs and other allied items in the country, arising out of natural calamities such as floods, cyclones, drought, etc. The Depots act even at very short notice and employees work on war footing to cater to such emergency situations. (d) Receipt, storage and distribution of supplies of drugs and allied stores including various vaccines received from WHO, UNICEF, USAID, DFID and the various international bodies under various bilateral agreements entered into by the Government of India.
(e) Undertaking any such activities as directed by Government of India
relating to procurement, storage and distribution of medicines, surgical items, medical equipments and related items.
(f) Undertaking supply of medical stores to foreign countries as and when
directed by the Government of India (GOI).
MSO:
The Medical Store Organization, being the Headquarter, looks after the affairs of all the 07 GMSDs. All administrative matters of the GMSDs are dealt in MSO (HQ) which comprises 05 Sections (Stores) and the functions of Stores are as under:
StoreI:
(a) It deals all administrative matter of MSO (HQ) and 07 GMSDs, viz MACP, DPC, appointment / extension of consultants/contractual staff.
(b) It also deals with Court Cases, RTI Matters, VIP references & Public Grievances, Hindi Returns/Reports, Parliament Question/ Assurance, Compilation of Data of all 7 GMSDs/Coordination.
(c) Re-organization/ Restructuring of MSO/GMSDs, Revision/ Amendment of
RRs, Revival/creation of various posts.
Store II:
(a) E-tendering of Generic and Patented Drugs.
(b) Comparative statement of prices received from various bidders and rates of other procurement agencies viz ESIC, Railways, Defence, TNMSC.
(e) Procurement of drugs against finalized rate contracts for approx. 1100 registered indenters including Military and Para Military, CGHS & other civilian institutions PAN India. (f) Reply to RTI related to MSO (Technical).
(g) Opening of online Procurement Windows for placement of Indents.
(h) Placing of Sanction Orders.
(i) Emergency Procurement of drugs like SIV, QMMV, Anti-malarial &
medicines for use in elimination of Kala Azar disease.
(j) Preparation of various reports to be submitted to the Ministry from time to
time.
Store III & IV:
(a) Handling of various National programs.
(b) Registration and De registration of Manufacturing Units.
(c) Registration of Testing Laboratories.
(d) Emergency Procurement of Drugs.
Store V:
(a) It looks after the budget allocation, all the expenditure sanctions of both MSO and all the 07 GMSDs.
(b) Replies to Audit Paras and Monthly/quarterly expenditure report.
(c) Salaries, Arrears, Medical reimbursement, LTC claims/Advance, Leave
Encashment, TA/DA, Contingency bills, Contractor bills, telephone bills, canteen bills, water bills, conveyance bills are processed through PFMS.
(d) Uploading Licence Fees on Directorate Estates e-awas.
(e) BE-RE (MSO), Financial statements for TDS Returns quarterly and yearly. (f) Reconciliation of TDS and budget head quarterly and yearly.
(g) Calculate Income-taxes and issue the Form 16.
(h) Procurement for MSO (HQ) through GeM Portal is being done.
(i) Preparation of sanction/bills and payment for the utility services.
(j) Preparation of Pension papers, online through Bhavishya Portal.
(k) Maintain records of stationary, Furniture, Equipment and other Stocks and stock register.
(l) Prepare & Maintain Records all bills, bill registers and expenditure register, PBR, RTI Fee.
Address and Contact Numbers
1. Prof. (Dr.) Atul Goel, DGHS, Room No. 446-A, A wing, 4th Floor, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi-110001 (Tel: 011-23061063, 011-23061463) Email: dghs@nic.in.
2. Dr. Preeti Wadhawan, DDG(Stores), MSO
Email: msomohfw@nic.in., preeti.wadhawan@cghs.nic.in Medical Stores Organization, Wing No. 6, 1 st Floor, West Block 1, Sector-1, R.K. Puram, Delhi-110066 (Tel: 011-26101268).
3. Dr. G.S. Jhankar, CMO (NFSG) and I/c GMSD, New Delhi, C–4, Qutub Institutional Area, New Delhi – 110016 (Tel: 011 – 46064184, Fax: 011 – 41024369) (Email: gmsddelhi-mohfw@gov.in).
4. Dr. Dhiren Engti, Sr. CMO (SAG) and I/c GMSD, Guwahati, A.K. Azad Road, Gopinath Nagar, Guwahati – 781016 (Tel: 0361 -24714214, Fax: 0361 – 2492712) (Email: gmsdguw-mohfw@nic.in).
