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training programmes in plastics processing and recycling technology and 1
polymer data service centre deals with creation of database.
Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology
Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology (IPFT) was established in 1991 as
an autonomous institution under the Department of Chemicals and
Petrochemicals. IPFT is a NABL accredited laboratory for testing of pesticides
technical and formulation, pesticide residues in various food matrices and CWC
related chemicals. One of the main objeectives of the Institute is the development
of user and environment friendly pesticide formulation technology. IPFT has
established a healthy support with the Pesticide Industries and has been able
to successfully transfer more than fifty formulation technologies to Indian and
foreign companies. IPFT is significantly contributing towards new generation
pesticide formulations through formulation technologies including
Nanotechnology based Nano-emulsions, Microemulsions Controlled Release
Formulations (CRF), Microencapsulation and Tablet Formulations.
IPFT is conducting training courses for various stakeholders in chemical/
agrochemical sector. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
recognized IPFT as programme study centre for post graduate diploma in
analytical chemistry (PGDAC). This course is useful component of skill
development initative as participants from various stakeholders are attending
this PGDAC course.
Pharmaceutical Sector
The Cabinet Secretariat notified creation of a new Department, namely the
Department of Pharmaceuticals, which came into being from 2008 with the
objective to give greater focus and thrust on the development of pharmaceutical
sector in the country and to regulate various complex issues related to pricing
and availability of medicines at affordable prices, research and development,
protection of intellectual property rights and international commitments related
to pharmaceutical sector which required integration of work with other
ministries.
Pharmaceuticals Pricing Policy
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy-2012 was notified in 2012 with the
objective to put in place a regulatory framework for pricing of drugs to ensure
availability of required medicines - "essential medicines" - at reasonable prices,
even while providing sufficient opportunity for innovation and competition to
support the growth of industry, thereby meeting the goals of employment and
shared economic well being for all. Subsequently, to implement the NPPP-2012,
the new Drugs (Prices Control) Order was notified in 2012 to control the prices
of specified dosages and strengths as under National List of Essential Medicines-
2011(NLEM-2011). This was modified to include medicines included in NLEM-
2015 after the same was received from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
who had constituted an Expert Core Committee to review and recommend the