News Mania Desk / Piyal Chatterjee / 16th December 2024
The Uttar Pradesh administration is determined to put an end to the manufacture and sale of counterfeit pharmaceuticals in the state, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated on Monday.
Responding to a starred question from Samajwadi Party MLA Sachin Yadav during Question Hour, the chief minister stated in a written response that the administration is implementing strict efforts to combat this illegal activity. Yadav had inquired whether the administration planned to prohibit the manufacture and sale of counterfeit medications in the state, as well as whether information of measures taken against those responsible will be submitted to the House. The chief minister stated that the Food Safety and Drug Administration agency has carried out a total of 24,492 enforcement actions, including 22,151 inspections and 2,341 searches.
A total of 26,225 samples were gathered, with 301 examples of counterfeit pharmaceuticals discovered. Medicines worth an estimated Rs 19.76 crore were recovered, and legal proceedings were filed for 250 instances of counterfeit pharmaceuticals, with 51 cases still being investigated, he added.
The government filed 27 FIRs, which resulted in the arrest of 60 people, according to the chief minister.In response to another question from Congress leader Aradhana Mishra ‘Mona’ and SP leader Vinod Chaturvedi, Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak stated that out of 7,882 sanctioned posts for allopathic doctors at community health centers and primary health centers in the state, 6,997 doctors are currently employed, while 885 positions are vacant.
He further noted that 5,200 pharmacists work in the 5,984 sanctioned permanent pharmacist roles, with an additional 1,601 pharmacists engaged on a contractual basis by the National Health Mission. The day’s proceedings, however, were hampered by Samajwadi Party demonstrations over the Sambhal tragedy. Because of the uproar, the Question Hour was halted, and none of the 20 highlighted questions received follow-up conversations. Aradhana Mishra Mona of the Congress, Dr. Ragini Sonkar of the SP, and Pallavi Patel of the SP all sought to express their concerns, but their voices were drowned out by the ruckus.
