Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government proposes to introduce a New Drugs Policy;
(b) if so, the salient features of the new policy; and
(c) the manner in which it would be beneficial to consumers, especially the common man?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS; MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)
(a) & (b): Yes, Madam. The Government has come up with the first draft of a new National Pharmaceutical Policy which includes the following objectives:
• Making essential drugs accessible at affordable prices to the common masses;
• Providing a longer term stable policy environment for the Pharmaceutical sector;
• Making India sufficiently self-reliant in end to end indigenous drug manufacturing;
• Ensuring world class quality of drugs for domestic consumption & exports;
• Creating an environment for R&D to produce innovator drugs;
• Ensuring growth and development of the Indian Pharma Industry.
(c): This Policy would help the common man in getting quality medicines at reasonable prices.
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