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Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya urged all the stakeholders on Sunday to steadfastly work towards building trust and confidence in the quality of Indian drugs, cosmetics and medical devices in domestic and export markets. It is of critical importance to ensure that the country's regulatory mechanisms are of impeccable standards that are sustained over time and space, Mandaviya said as he inaugurated a two-day "chintan shivir" on "Drugs: Quality Regulations and Enforcement" in Hyderabad. "How can we ensure that the confidence of the consumers of pharmaceuticals manufactured in India is upheld? I urge all the stakeholders to steadfastly work towards making the Indian drugs regulatory system among the best in the world, which could be emulated by other countries," he said. In his inaugural address, Mandaviya underlined the focus of the deliberative forum, saying, "The chintan shivir is a platform for all the stakeholders in the pharma and health sectors to deliberate on pathways
The government on Thursday launched three schemes to strengthen Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the pharmaceutical sector. Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya noted that the schemes envisage technology upgradation, setting up of common research centres and effluent treatment plants in clusters for the pharma MSMEs. Small companies should be able to upgrade their facilities to global manufacturing standards, he said. The chemicals and fertilisers ministry rolled out the schemes under the banner of 'Strengthening Pharmaceuticals Industry' (SPI). "I believe the pharma MSME industry will greatly benefit from the schemes. The new schemes have many benefits that will go a long way in making the Indian pharmaceutical industry, Atma Nirbhar, more resilient and future-ready," Mandaviya, who heads both health as well as chemical and fertilisers ministries, said. The schemes provide for credit linked capital and interest subsidy for technology upgradation of MSME units in ...
Time has come for the Indian pharmaceuticals industry to move from 'volume' to 'value' leadership to capture global market and the government is committed to supporting companies with industry-friendly policies, Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday. Addressing an interactive session with Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance, the Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Health & Family Welfare also asked the homegrown firms to learn from global best practices and develop own models to meet domestic demand while increasing international footprint. "Let us move from 'Volume' to 'Value' leadership to capture global pharmaceutical market," an official statement said, quoting Mandaviya. He further said, "It is time to accumulate knowledge from global best practices in research, manufacturing and innovation and develop our own models focused on accelerating production to meet the domestic demand while increasing our global footprint." The minister also pushed for making the .