(a) whether the Government has constituted a committee to regulate drug pricing and
also identify the essential drugs to be put under the price control;
(b) if so, whether the Government has received recommendations from the committee;
(c) if so, the details of the recommendations;
(d) the details of the recommendations accepted by the Government; and
(e) the time schedule fixed to implement the recommendations?
THE MINISTER OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS & MINISTER OF STEEL ( SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN )
(a) to (e): A Committee under the Chairmanship of the Joint Secretary (Pharmaceuticals)
has been constituted to examine the span of price control (including trade margin) in the
light of the National Common Minimum Programme and the observations of the Supreme Court
in Special Leave Petition (SLP) No. (C) 3668/2003 and to suggest measures for fulfilling
the objective of the National Common Minimum Programme to ensure the availability of life
saving drugs at reasonable prices. This Committee has submitted only its interim report to
the Government.