Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industries (GCCI) and Indian Drug Manufacturers Association (IDMA) organised a program on 'Budget For the New India'. Union Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers , Road Transport and Highways , Shippping , Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya was the Chief Guest. Shri Kiritbhai Solanki, MP, GCCI president Shri Shailesh Patwari, Dr Jaimin Vasa, Senior Vice President of GCCI & BoA Member of Accuprec Research Labs, Dr Viranchi Shah, Chairman of IDMA (Gujarat), Dr Manish Rachchh, Director & CEO as well as Dr Rina Gokani, Director & CSO of Accuprec Research Labs were among leaders of industries, delegates of GCCI & IDMA were present.
Addressing the audience, Union Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers , Road Transport and Highways , Shippping , Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya, said that Government of India has been taking steps to ensure affordable and quality health care for all, like over 3150 Pradhan Mantri Janaushadhi Kendras being made functional across the country. rapid growth in the pharma industry, especially in bulk drugs and APIs, is essential to ensure availability, accessibility and affordability of medicines for the masses. For this purpose, new policy for API park will be announced soon. Medical device park work has been started at Sanand, near Ahmedabad.
Govt. is planning to overhaul Drugs (Prices Control) Order(DPCO). NPPA is an organization of the Government of India which was established, inter alia, to fix/ revise the prices of controlled bulk drugs and formulations and to enforce prices and availability of the medicines in the country, under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 1995. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) was established through a Government of India Resolution on August 29, 1997. Drug price control, which is prevalent in one form or the other throughout the world, assumes special importance, as it directly impacts the quality of public health. The primary aim of the NPPA is to ensure adequate availability of essential and lifesaving drugs at affordable prices and in doing so, it carefully balances the interests of both the producers and the consumers. NPPA also entertains representation from industry and open to any correction if needed.