(a) wehther it is fact that medicines are being handled by the unqualified
persons other than the pharmacists without pharmacy knowledge;
(b) if so, the facts thereof;
(c) whether it is also a fact that the Standing Committee on Chemcials &
Fertilizers is also advocating the entrance of unqualified persons into the
handling of medicines on the pretext of opening up of job opportunities
to the eduated unemployed;
(d) if so, whether the Union Government propose to amend the Drugs and
Cosmetics Act and Rules to give way to the recommendations of the Standing
Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers;
(e) whether the Union Government have received any representation on
this issue from the Pharmacy Council;
(f) if so, the details thereof; and
g) the remedial measures being taken by the Government in this regard?