Health and Family Welfare Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak on Friday informed the Assembly that as many as 141 medicines of different kinds, including saline, lifesaving drugs and spirit being purchased by the State Government from different medicine companies in last five years are identified as ‘not of standard quality’ (NSQ).
The Minister while replying to a query of BJP MlA Dilip Ray informed the House that during the sample survey of medicines being undertaken between 2010 and February 11 this year as many as 28 companies have been found supplying NSQ medicines. While at least 15 medicine companies supplying 18 different types of NSQ medicines have been blacklisted, the State Government has stopped the bill of more than Rs 1 crore of 11 companies for supplying 17 NSQ medicines, informed the Minister.
The Minister also informed that the State Government has stopped a due of more than Rs 1.9 crore of 15 blacklisted companies for providing NSQ medicines.