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India's Track & Trace Journey: 14 Years in the Making 🇮🇳

June 09, 2026
India's Track & Trace Journey: 14 Years in the Making 🇮🇳

At the #TraceHub Global Virtual Community Meeting, Siddharth Reddy Co-founder of AltiusHub didn't come to talk about where India is going.


He came to show how it got here.


14 years of pharmaceutical traceability evolution ....milestone by milestone:


• 2011 ...DGFT introduces Track & Trace. Export barcoding mandate launched. Tertiary packaging implemented.

• 2013 ... Secondary packaging goes live. Carton-level barcoding rolls out.

• Jan 2023 .... QR codes mandated on all APIs. ~2,500 active ingredients covered across every packaging level.

• Aug 2023 .... Top 300 formulations covered. GS1-based QR codes on India's top 300 drug brands ... Schedule H, H1, X.

• Jan 2025 ... DGFT withdraws export T&T. Authority shifts to MoH&FW. Health-led, not trade-led.


This is what 14 years of iteration looks like when a country gets serious about protecting its pharmaceutical supply chain.


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Last updated: June 09, 2026 at 08:45

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