Who we are
Background
The idea of this consulting firm takes shape in the year 2021, triggered by the gaps in the traditional consulting approach in critical needs of pharma clients, who seek advisory services to handle the complexities of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 and to ensure compliances. The primary objective of the firm is to offer advisory services to those who deal in narcotic / psychotropic / controlled substance for medicinal or scientific purpose and want to ensure 100% compliance of prevailing regulations and wish to mitigate the risk of contravention unknowingly.
DILIGENT ASSOCIATES is founded as a consulting firm run by group of professionals holding variety of experience of working with large corporate houses. We believe that the quality of our advice is rooted in the diligence of our people, their commitment to client’s success, and passion for overcoming client’s toughest challenges. DILIGENT ASSOCIATES is team of seasoned and well qualified professionals. Our working knowledge, experience and understanding of regulatory compliances are completely up to date.
Our team
Rajneesh Mitra
Founder and Director
A pharma-legal professional who holds 30+ years of rich and comprehensive experience in the areas of Govt. Liaison, Public Relations and Regulatory Compliance for reputed pharmaceutical companies in India. Handling statutory compliances with respect to sale, purchase, possession, use, import and export of NDPS substances for pharma companies has been a primary responsibility in his wide-ranging profile.
In coordination with IDMA, he has played a key role in flagging issues with respect to discrepancies in NDPS regulation. The intent was to draw law-makers’ attention towards the barriers that pharmaceutical companies face in the legitimate use of narcotic and psychotropic substances for medicinal or scientific purposes. While participating is workshops and seminars on NDPS, he realized that pharmaceutical companies do find it complex and cumbersome to comply the tricky and ever changing NDPS regulations. An interest in and a sound understanding of NDPS Regulations with respect to pharmaceutical operations, was the driving force that made him to set up DILIGENT ASSOCIATES.
Chirag Shah
CEO
A pharmacy graduates from Karnataka College of Pharmacy, who spent over a decade in reputed pharmaceutical company in the Corporate Affairs function. On behalf of pharmaceutical companies, he comprehensively dealt the matters related to procurement of manufacturing license, Import and Export authorization, filing of statutory returns, audit of records with special reference to narcotic, psychotropic and controlled substance. Apart from being a qualified pharmacist, he developed an acumen towards legal compliance in terms of NDPS based medicines. He has extensively been involved in representing companies’ matters in the offices of Central Bureau of Narcotics, Zonal Offices of Narcotic Control Bureau and Directorate of Prohibition and Excise. In DILIGENT ASSOCIATES, he is the one who keeps track over new notifications issued by Ministry of Revenue on NDPS regulations, information on competent authorities world-wide for issuance of import permit in respective countries, change in procedures with respect to quota allocation and so on.
Chirag heads the Gujarat office of DILIGENT ASSOCIATES and cater to clients from there.