Project follows outcry over NMC rule, now on hold, asking medical practitioners to prescribe generics or face penalty. Dr Cyriac Abby Philips or ‘@TheLiverDoc’ part of project.
In his speech on the 77th Independence Day, Modi says Jan Aushadhi Kendras — the government’s stores for affordable generic medicines — have given ‘a new power’ to people.
During his stint as MoS for chemicals & fertilizers, Mansukh Mandaviya oversaw revenue earnings from affordable generic drugs go up 5,500%, to Rs 665 crore from Rs 12 crore in 5 years.
Modi govt is looking at total sales of Rs 500 cr in 2020-21 under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana, approximately 15% higher than last year’s Rs 433 cr.
Modi govt is set to float tender for at least 85 lakh more tablets as against the usual requirement of 10-15 lakh tablets for PM Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana.
Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana’s logo features Devanagari letters ‘Bha’, ‘Ja’ & ‘Pa’ in saffron, but Modi govt denies it is surrogate branding for BJP.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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