The Problem:My name is khushi Kashyap India is home to millions of blind and visually impaired individuals. When it comes to healthcare, this population faces a severe, life-threatening challenge: they cannot independently read the name, dosage, or expiry date printed on standard foil medicine strips or cardboard boxes.Currently, our healthcare packaging relies entirely on visual text. This forces visually impaired patients to rely completely on family members or caretakers, raising a significant risk of accidental underdose, overdose, or consuming expired medication. While there are discussions around voluntary Braille on outer cardboard boxes, the reality is that once the outer box is discarded, the individual medicine strip inside remains completely unreadable to a blind person. Voluntary guidelines are not enough—we need a strict mandate.

Targeted To:The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO).Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan).

 What I Request:I petition the Ministry of Health and CDSCO to amend the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules to enforce the following mandates:Mandatory Braille on Boxes: Require pharmaceutical companies to print the drug name, strength, and expiry details in Braille Lipi directly on the outer carton/box of all medicines.Direct Braille Embossing on Strips: Require manufacturing lines to emboss the drug's basic name and strength in Braille directly onto the foil backings of all tablet and capsule strips.Tactile Differentiation: Incorporate standard, raised geometric shapes or notches on the edges of strips to help patients instantly differentiate between critical categories of medicine.Enforcing accessible medicine packaging is not a luxury; it is a fundamental human right to safety, health, and independence.