(a) the number of cases of spurious drugs and adulteration of food-items
noticed during the last three years, State-wise;
(b) the action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard;
(c) whether the Government have any plan to set up a permanent machinery to
curb this menace;
(d) if so, the details thereof;
(e) if not, the reasons therefore;
(f) whether the Government have conducted any study on the impact of this
menace on the National Health; and
(g) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI A. RAJA)
(a) State-wise information provided by State authorities regarding spurious
drugs and adulteration in food items for the last 3 years is given at Annexure-I & II.
(b) to (e) The enforcement of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 as well as the
PFA Act, 1954 are vested with the state authorities who conduct regular
inspectios,draw random samples etc. for checking the quality of the food and
drugs sold in the market. In the case of spurious drugs, raids are also
conducted of drug manufacturing and sale units, to curb this problem. Punitive
action is taken against offenders under the law.
In the matter of spurious drugs, the DCG(I) also convened a meeting of the
State Drug Controllers of the Northern Region and the representatives of
the Pharma industry and trade associations to explore possibilities of
curbing this activity; and State Governments and associations were advised
to implement a Number of measures to check the menace of spurious and
adulterated drugs. Financial assistance is also being provided to the State
Governments to augment testing facilities and develop an information
system to maintain a suitable data base for purposes of monitoring.
(f) & (g) No specific study has been conducted regarding the impact of these
malpractises on national health.
Annexure-I
1996 1997 1998+ 1999+ Sl. Name of the No of No found No of No No of food No No of No No State/UT food adulterat food found samples found food found samples ed/misbra samples adulter examined adulter sample adulter examined nded examine ated/mi ated/mi s ated/mi sbranded sbrande examined sbranded
1. A & N Island Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 58 Nil
2. Andhra Pradesh 10756 739 10734 748 9905 852 NA NA
3. Arunachal Pradesh 114 21 87 20 114 5 136 14
4. Assam 1059 144 963 135 1235 136 1096 132
5. Bihar 1746 346 2159 368 3400 500 3336 423 6. Chandigarh 436 33 371 46 342 58 285 48
7 Dadar Nagar Haveli 10 3 NA NA 41 11 05 01
8. Daman & Diu 25 2 27 Nil 46 Nil 48 8
9. Delhi 595 124 620 98 829 179 2237 237 10. Goa 260 37 320 15 396 21 NA NA 11. Gujarat 9286 561 7891 643 8245 562 NA NA 12. Haryana 4596 647 3532 515 NA NA NA NA 13. Himachal Pradesh 976 122 704 103 763 90 NA NA 14. J&K 812 136 919 151 1868 251 512 42 15. Karnataka 1867 75 754 24 1181 34 1149 48 16. Kerala 6644 236 5404 161 NA NA NA NA 17. Lakshadweep Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 18. Madhya Pradesh 4222 760 3945 552 3555 661 NA NA 19. Maharashtra 27326 1802 27601 1867 30720 2352 32433 2837 20. Manipur 11 Nil 21 3 174 - 123 15 21. Meghalaya 196 8 286 20 348 6 289 16 22. Mizoram Nil Nil Nil Nil 27 Nil 111 - 23. Nagaland 67 Nil 49 8 75 17 42 05 24. Orissa 694 142 1182 248 1388 343 NA NA 25. Pondicherry 193 28 NA NA 189 18 NA NA 26. Punjab 5000 560 3832 293 4122 510 3682 334 27. Rajasthan 4201 1120 3497 834 3296 648 2157 437 28. Sikkim NA NA 22 5 43 7 NA NA 29. Tamil Nadu 9274 443 7055 481 4679 241 NA NA 30. Tripura 309 25 330 31 478 25 456 27 31. Uttar Pradesh 13854 2928 11241 1772 NA NA Na NA 32. West Bengal 1700 179 1564 174 1568 102 1604 158
Indications
NA : Information not made available so far by the State/UT ú : Information for the calendar years 1998 and 1999 are tentative, since reports are awaited from certain States/UTs
Sl.No. State/UTs Year 1997-98 Year 1998-99 Year 1999-2000
1. Andhra Pradesh NA 7 NA
2. Arunachal Pr. Nil Nil Nil
3. Assam Nil NA 6
4. Bihar NA 8 2
5. Goa Nil Nil Nil 6. Gujarat 1 14 1
7 Haryana NA 22 NA
8. Himachal Pr. Nil Nil NA
9. J & K NA 2 Nil 10. Karnataka 2 2 Nil 11. Kerala Nil Nil NA 12. Madhya Pradesh NA 2 Nil 13. Maharashtra 19 3 NA 14. Manipur NA Nil NA 15. Meghalaya NA Nil Nil 16. Mizoram Nil Nil NA 17. Nagaland Nil Nil Nil 18. Orissa Nil Nil 2 19. Punjab NA 4 NA 20 Rajasthan NA NA NA 21. Sikkim Nil Nil NA 22. Tamil Nadu NA Nil 14 23. Tripura Nil Nil NA 24. Uttar Pradesh NA 2 NA 25. West Bengal NA 12 NA 26. Pondicherry NA NA Nil 27. A & N Islands Nil Nil NA 28 Chandigarh Nil Nil Nil 29. Delhi 2 16 08 30. D & N Haveli Nil Nil NA 31. Daman & Diu - Nil NA 32 Lakshadweep - Nil NA
Total 24 94 33
NA - Information not available.