(a) the number of life saving drugs enlisted as essential along with the criteria therefor and the number out of them under price control;
(b) whether the Government proposes to revise the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) 2011 and also bring in life saving medical devices under the said list in order to check their prices;
(c) if so, the details thereof along with the number of medicines/devices identified to be included/ excluded in/from the NLEM;
(d) whether the Government has received any propsoal for inclusion of certain cancer medicines in the NLEM, if so, the details thereof and the action taken/ proposed to be taken by the Government thereon; and
(e) whether the Government proposes to link availability of essential medicines under the National Health Assurance Mission and distribute them free of cost, if so, the details thereof and the financial and operation modalities worked out for the purpose?