(a) the criteria adopted by the Government for procuring medicines under the National Rural Health Mission(NRHM) Scheme;
(b) whether any complaints regarding violation of norms in the procurement of medicines under the (NRHM) Scheme has been received;
(c) if so, the details thereof; and
(d) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE
(SMT. PANABAKA LAKSHMI)
(a) to (d) Under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) procurement of medicines and
consumables is decentralized to the states concerned. The NRHM envisages setting up
decentralized procurement systems like the Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation model
(TNMSC) and a few states have operationalised the same. The Government has not received any
complaints regarding violation of norms in procurement of medicines under the NRHM.