Till December 2017, Government fixed ceiling prices of 851 medicines, helps Consumers save Rs. 11,365.61 crores
Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya, in a written reply to a question on Government’s plan to make drugs affordable for the common man, in Rajya Sabha today informed that a scheme in the name of ‘Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana’ (PMBJP) is presently being implemented by the Government in order to make available quality generic medicines at affordable prices for all through PMBJP Kendras. As on 22.12.2017, 3,028 PMBJP Kendras are functional in 33 States/Union Territories of the country, as given in table below:
S. No. State/UT Number of PMBJP Kendras
1 Punjab 68
2 Delhi 41
3 Haryana 65
4 Uttar Pradesh 472
5 Uttarakhand 93
6 Madhya Pradesh 86
7 Tripura 24
8 Mizoram 7
9 Andhra Pradesh 125
10 Gujarat 255
11 Karnataka 232
12 Rajasthan 92
13 Maharashtra 202
14 Odisha 65
15 Chandigarh 5
16 Jammu & Kashmir 32
17 Himachal Pradesh 26
18 Jharkhand 46
19 Bihar 84
20 Kerala 316
21 Chhattisgarh 193
22 Arunachal Pradesh 24
23 Telangana 72
24 Tamil Nadu 244
25 Assam 49
26 West Bengal 40
27 Nagaland 11
28 Manipur 36
29 Dadar & Nagar Haveli 7
30 Puducherry 10
31 Daman & Diu 3
32 Sikkim 2
33 Meghalaya 1
34 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 0
35 Goa 0
36 Lakshadweep 0
Total 3028
Further, Shri Mandaviya said that the Government also regulates the prices of drugs under the Drugs (Price Control) Order, 2013 (DPCO, 2013). A list showing reduction in price of Scheduled Medicines with respect to the highest priced brand under National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) 2011 and National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) 2015 is as under:
% reduction with respect
3 Haryana 65
4 Uttar Pradesh 472
5 Uttarakhand 93
6 Madhya Pradesh 86
7 Tripura 24
8 Mizoram 7
9 Andhra Pradesh 125
10 Gujarat 255
11 Karnataka 232
12 Rajasthan 92
13 Maharashtra 202
14 Odisha 65
15 Chandigarh 5
16 Jammu & Kashmir 32
17 Himachal Pradesh 26
18 Jharkhand 46
19 Bihar 84
20 Kerala 316
21 Chhattisgarh 193
22 Arunachal Pradesh 24
23 Telangana 72
24 Tamil Nadu 244
25 Assam 49
26 West Bengal 40
27 Nagaland 11
28 Manipur 36
29 Dadar & Nagar Haveli 7
30 Puducherry 10
31 Daman & Diu 3
32 Sikkim 2
33 Meghalaya 1
34 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 0
35 Goa 0
36 Lakshadweep 0
Total 3028
Further, Shri Mandaviya said that the Government also regulates the prices of drugs under the Drugs (Price Control) Order, 2013 (DPCO, 2013). A list showing reduction in price of Scheduled Medicines with respect to the highest priced brand under National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) 2011 and National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) 2015 is as under:
% reduction with respect
to the highest priced brand No. of drugs under NLEM 2011 No. of drugs under NLEM 2015
0<=5% 80 233
5<=10% 50 134
10<=15% 57 97
15<=20% 43 98
20<=25% 65 93
25<=30% 49 65
30<=35% 26 46
Above 40% 126 59
Total 530 849
Shri Mandaviya, in a written reply to a separate question in Rajya Sabha today, also informed that the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) fixes the ceiling prices of medicines listed in the Schedule - I of Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 (DPCO, 2013). Till December 2017, the government has fixed the ceiling prices of 851 medicines (including 2 coronary stents) under Revised Schedule - I based on National List of Essential Medicines, 2015 (NLEM, 2015). The Government by implementing the provisions of DPCO, 2013 has helped the consumers make the following savings: -
Category Rs. (in Crores)
NLEM 2011 2,422.24
NLEM 2015 2,643.37
NLEM 2015- Coronary Stents 4,450.00
Para 19 - Knee Implants 1,500.00
Para 19 - Cardio and Anti Diabetic 350.00
Total 11,365.61
Courtesy: pib.nic.in
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