The Central Government will soon start the process of setting up a National Institute for Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) in Chhattisgarh, officials stated.
Notably, the three new NIPERs will come up in the country mainly in Rajasthan, Chattisgarh and Maharashtra .
The Department of Pharmaceuticals in the Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers will propose another three NIPERs in Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka for the next financial year.
A task force chaired by Union Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals has given recommendations with respect to policy support, infrastructure, skill development, duty structure, policy for pricing, regularity framework and promoting research and development for three different verticals – communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases, and Bio-Pharma, Prophylactics and Over The Counter products.
The task force has recommended that taking steps to enhance access to safe and affordable medicines is crucial for addressing the burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases.