Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 9: A deputation of JK Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association (JKPMA), Jammu led by its president, Anil Gupta today met Minister for Health and Medical Education, Bali Bhagat during a function at Amar Singh Club and submitted him a memorandum highlighting various issues of pharma industry.
In the memorandum, Anil Gupta urged that the camp office of Drug Control Department be opened in this Winter Capital of the State so that day-to-day issues pertaining to pharma industry are resolved immediately rather than sending their representatives to Srinagar quite frequently for the resolution of these issues.
The JKPMA president further requested the Minister to use his office for the opening for Pharmacy College in Jammu. He emphasized that pharma industry in J&K has grown substantially and opening of Pharmacy College in Jammu will open employment opportunities to the local youth of the State, as presently there is shortage of technically qualified pharmacy graduates/post graduates in the State and the industry is bound to outsourced technical staff from the neighbouring States.
The Minister assured the deputation that camp office of Drug Control Department will be opened immediately in the next couple of days. He further agreed to the proposal of opening of Pharmacy College in Jammu and assured that the matter will be taken up with the concerned authorities.
He advised the industry not to compromise with the quality of drugs and stressed to match their standards with the international standards. He assured the industry that for upgradation of facility created by the small scale sector, he will take up the issue with the Union Health Minister to provide soft loans to such small scale sector.
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