What is the License required for Ayurvedic Shop

What is the License required for Ayurvedic Shop?

Ayurvedic medicines have gained a lot of attention in the last few years due to their natural and holistic approach to healthcare, which has led to a rise in the demand for Ayurvedic products. Seeing this growing demand, many entrepreneurs are looking to open Ayurvedic medicine shops. But they also want to know what kind of proper licenses and permits they need to obtain to open an Ayurvedic medicine shop.

So friends, through this blog article today we would like to make it clear to you that if you want to open an Ayurvedic medicine shop in India, then for this you will need to take any type of drug license.

Regulatory Overview of Ayurvedic Medicine:

In our country India, Ayurvedic medicines are regulated through the Drugs and Cosmetics Act under the Act and Rules issued by the Department of AYUSH. Which strictly follows the regulation of manufacturing, import, distribution and sale of Ayurvedic medicines keeping this Act in mind.

So friends, if we try to understand the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, then the guidelines related to the manufacture and sale of Ayurvedic (including Siddha) and Unani medicines have been issued in such a way, in which it is mandatory to follow Rule 154 and Rule 157 of 1945. Apart from this, Rule 158(B) of the guidelines issued for issuing licenses for Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani medicines orders the issuance of licenses under Section 3(A) and 3(H)(ii) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. And the right to implement these legal provisions lies with the legal licensing authority in the state.

Compliance with the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and Rules will be mandatory to meet the requirements for obtaining a manufacturing license for Ayurvedic medicines. But when it comes to retail sale of Ayurvedic medicines, distribution and obtaining franchise of Ayurvedic medicine company, no specific license requirement has been specified for the same.

So friends, when we filed an RTI in the Ministry of AYUSH to know about the need for a license to sell Ayurvedic medicines, so that we can know whether any special license will be required to sell Ayurvedic medicines or not. So the answer we got in this regard. To know more about this, you can click on this link. Will any special license be required to sell Ayurvedic medicines or not.

Let's see the different types of Ayush license:

1.Let us know about AYUSH manufacturing license.

Those people who want to start their own Ayurvedic medicine manufacturing business then it is mandatory for them to obtain Ayurvedic manufacturing license from the State AYUSH Department. Click here to know in detail about Ayurvedic Manufacturing License.

2.Let us know about AYUSH Loan License.

If a person wishes to manufacture Ayurvedic products based on his own formulation and does not have his own Ayurvedic manufacturing unit for the same, such person can obtain a loan license from another company (as a licensee) and use the machinery, manpower, plant as well as other resources of the licensed manufacturer to manufacture the products. Click here to know in detail about AYUSH Loan License

Eligibility to open an Ayurvedic Medical Store:

So friends, as you must have understood by now that no type of drug license will be required to sell Ayurvedic medicines in India, it is clear from this that you will not need any special qualification to start an Ayurvedic medical store.

Here are some basic steps to start an ayurvedic shop.

Business Plan:- Make a detailed business plan in which you write on one page what type of Ayurvedic products you want to launch in the market, who will be your target audience and how much capital will be required to start the business etc.
Licenses and Registrations:- As we have already mentioned in the above article that you will not need any specific type of license to open an Ayurvedic store. But you can apply for GST registration or FSSAI license as per your business requirement.
Location Selection for Your Store:- Choose a location where there is heavy customer movement and the front of your store is easily visible and there is also parking space for customers outside your Ayurvedic store etc.
Stock Procurement:- To get stock of Ayurvedic products, you need to contact authorized manufacturers or distributors who comply with AYUSH standards.
Set Up the Shop:- If you have enough money to invest, we recommend that you create an attractive layout for your shop, keep products properly stocked, and ensure compliance with safety and hygiene standards.

We hope that the information we have provided in the above article will prove useful for your business.

What is the License required for Ayurvedic Shop