Union Minister Gowda lauds NPPA role in preventing shortage of drugs during COVID-19
New Delhi: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is playing a crucial role in ensuring the availability of essential drugs at reasonable prices, Union Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said on Saturday.
The Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers also lauded the role of the drug pricing regulator in preventing shortages of medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic.
NPPA is working tirelessly to ensure the availability of life-saving drugs at reasonable prices consistently, towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi''s vision of affordable healthcare to all citizens, Gowda said in a statement, on the 23rd foundation day of the regulator.
"It also prevented any shortage of medicines during COVID-19 and resolved public grievances efficiently through active control room," he added .
The Authority also catered to the needs of over 120 countries by supplying critical medicines from India during the pandemic, Gowda said.
August 29 is an important day for India, as NPPA was founded to control the prices of essential and life-saving medicines.
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