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IndianPharmaceutical IndustryWorld Quality Medicines at Reasonable Prices2. Establishment of New NIPERsIn order to provide further fillip to the availability of high skilled human resources in thepharma sector, the Government has set up six new NIPERs starting 2008 at Patna (Hajipur),Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Rae Bareli, Guwahati and Kolkata. This strengthening to the skillbase is catering to the growing demand of the pharmaceutical industry for highly trainedman power for continuous growth of the pharmaceuticals sector with increased focus onR&D. At present, new NIPERs are functioning with the assistance of the Mentor Institutesnominated for the purpose such as Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Indian Instituteof Chemical Biology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Indian Institute of LifeSciences, Hyderabad, etc.3. Access to quality drugs at reasonable prices - the Jan Aushadhi SchemeInorder to enable access to quality medicines at affordable prices, a Campaign in the nameof 'Jan Aushadhi Campaign' has been launched. The purpose of this campaign is to makeavailable medicines at affordable prices for all, especially the poor and the disadvantaged.Under this campaign, less priced quality unbranded generic medicines are made availablethrough Jan Aushadhi Stores. At present 107 JAS have been opened (till 12.08.2011) in thestates of Punjab, Haryana, Uttrakhand, Odhisha, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal,Jammu & Kashmir, Union Territories of Chandigarh and Delhi.4. Industry Capacity BuildingInorder to provide support to the SME Pharma industry for quality manufacturing, theDepartment has with the help of Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Industries expanded theCredit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLCSS) being operated by Ministry of MSME for providingfinancial assistance for Technical Upgradation to Schedule-M standards. More than 140 items09
IndianPharmaceutical IndustryWorld Quality Medicines at Reasonable Pricesof plant and machinery have been added to the eligible list of equipments for which assistancecan be provided. Now the Department has proposed a scheme of financial assistance to MSMEsfor WHO-GMP, USFDA and other international standard manufacturing compliances.5. Projects and Schemes under pipelineThe department is finalizing a scheme for setting up of Good laboratory Practices(GLP)compliant Chemical and Biological laboratories and GLP compliant Large Animal facilities inPublic Private Partnership mode. The objective is to provide high quality common testingfacilities to be used by the Pharma Industry in drug development and quality testing atmanufacturing stage.Other schemes include proposals to set up - A National Center for R&D inPhytopharmaceuticals and a National Center for R&D in API at Hyderabad. The Departmenthas also taken up development of a novel drugs dosage mechanisms project for moreefficacious tuberculosis treatment in partnership between AIIMS and NIPER Ahmedabad.10
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