Government constitutes a committee on affordable medicines and health products to address the issues of pharma industries giving temptation for prescribing medicines.
The committee is chaired by Niti ayog and contains five members which includes, Chief Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance; Secretary, Department of Health Research; Vice-Chairperson, NLEM Joint; Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion; and Director General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
This committee will also include Subject experts from different stakeholders in Biomedical devices or Pharmaceuticals or Biotechnology etc.
The Committee shall be a recommending body to NPPA regarding prices of drugs and health products.
The Committee may take a matter for examination, suo-moto or on the recommendations or request of the Department of Pharmaceuticals, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority and Department of Health & Family Welfare.
