Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Shri J.P. Nadda Addresses 8th Convocation Ceremony of Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, today addressed the 8th Convocation Ceremony of Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun, and congratulated the graduating students on successfully completing their academic journey. Addressing the gathering, Shri Nadda described the convocation as both special and significant—special as it represents years of dedication, perseverance, and […]
Cabinet approves Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 to Mobilize Venture Capital for India’s Startup Ecosystem
In a major boost to India’s growing startup ecosystem, the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the establishment of the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 (Startup India FoF 2.0) with a total corpus of Rs. 10,000 crore for the purpose of mobilizing venture capital for the startup ecosystem […]
Measures taken to raise public awareness for UPFs
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is mandated to lay down science-based standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption. The implementation and enforcement of the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006 is a […]
Promotion of Domestic Production of Fertilizers
The Government of India has taken number of steps to reduce dependence on imported active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and promote domestic production. These include the following: As per the information provided by the Department of Fertilizers, the following steps are taken by the Government every season for ensuring timely and adequate supply of fertilizers across the […]
Bulk Drug Parks
There is no provision for Bulk Drug Parks under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes implemented by the Department of Pharmaceuticals. However, the Department of Pharmaceuticals is implementing another scheme, namely the scheme for Promotion of Bulk Drug Parks, with a budgetary outlay of ₹3,000 crore, under which three bulk drug parks have been approved […]
Update on Medical Education
As informed by National Medical Commission (NMC), there is an increase of 48,563 MBBS seats and 29,080 PG seats in the country from Academic Year 2020-21 to 2025-26. The details of the increase in MBBS and PG seats are at Annexure. Furthermore, the Government has approved the addition of 10,023 medical seats under Centrally Sponsored […]
Jan Aushadhi Kendras in Andhra Pradesh
The Janaushadhi product basket consists of 2,110 medicines and 315 medical devices and consumables and it covers major therapeutic groups including cardiovascular disease, oncology, anti-diabetic, anti-infectives, anti-allergic and gastro-intestinal medicines. The details of sales made by the Kendras located in Konaseema district is as per Annexure II. While the demographic data sought are not maintained, […]
Medicines at Jan Aushadhi Kendras
Under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana, a total of 17,990 JAKs have been opened across the country as on 31.12.2025. The State-wise /Union Territory-wise number of JAKs opened across the country is at Annexure I. Under the Scheme, dedicated outlets known as Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) are opened across the country to provide medicines at […]
Opening of New PMBJKs
Under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) scheme, 11 JAKs have been opened in Jamui Parliamentary Constituency of Bihar. Out of 11 JAKs, 1 Kendra has been opened during F.Y. 2025-26. During the F.Y. 2025-26, the JAKs located in the said constituency have reported a sales turnover of ₹ 1.86 Crore till 31.12.2025. Out […]
Increase in the Price of Cardiac Stents
Coronary stents [Bare Metal Stents (BMS) and Drug Eluting Stents (DES)] are included in Schedule-I of the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 (DPCO, 2013) and accordingly NPPA fixes their ceiling prices as per the provisions of DPCO, 2013. The present applicable ceiling price for BMS is ₹10,692.69 and for DES ₹38,933.14. The prices fixed under […]
