"All India Drugs Control Officers' Confederation" (AIDCOC) has been formed on 28th December 1995 at Visakhapatnam, Andhara pradesh with  a view to provide a common platform for the Drugs Control Officers at National Level. The Confederation is Registered as the Society under the Registration of Society Act.1860, as Charitable Trust under Income Tax Act. The Confederation is aslo affiliated to the Indian Pharmaceuticals Congress Association. (IPCA)