Maharashtra steps up pharma safety with Rs 9.59 crore fake medicine detection devices procurement
Mumbai: In a major step toward tightening pharmaceutical quality control, the Maharashtra government has sanctioned Rs 9.59 crore for the purchase of eight devices designed to detect counterfeit drugs and strengthen checking of fake and substandard medicines across public hospitals.
One device each will be installed in the Thane, Pune, Kolhapur, Nashik, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Akola, Latur and Nagpur divisions, significantly enhancing quick testing capabilities for drug quality and chemical composition of medicines supplied to government health facilities.
The main equipment includes a Handheld Raman Analyser with software and updated digital libraries. It will be bought through the single-source method, while other supporting items will be purchased through the tender process. The cost of each complete kit is Rs 1,19,99,200, the GR said.
The total cost of Rs 9,59,93,600 will be met from the 2025-26 budget under the medical procurement head, PTI reported.
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The Maharashtra Medical Goods Procurement Authority will handle the purchase, inspection, storage, distribution and proper use of the devices, the resolution added.
Last month, FDA Minister Narahari Zirwal said that the Maharashtra government is also gearing up to establish a Life Sciences Innovation and Incubation Centre.
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