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Pharma Jan Samadhan scheme
Union Government has launched Pharma Jan Samadhan scheme, for redressal of grievances
of consumers related to drug pricing and availability of medicines.
It was launched by Union Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister Ananth Kumar in New Delhi.
The scheme is a web-enabled system created by National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority
(NPPA).
It seeks to serve as a robust E-governance tool for protection of interests of consumers through
effective implementation of the price of drugs.
The scheme will provide consumers with an online facility to redress their complaints related to
over-pricing of medicines, non-availability of medicines and refusal of supply for sale of any
medicine without good and sufficient reason.
After receiving the complaint, NPPA will initiate action on any complaint within 48 hrs.
The scheme also seeks to create awareness among the people and act as a deterrent against
black-marketing, spurious medicines and inflated cost of drugs by creating phama-literacy
initiative.
Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development
(USTAAD)Scheme
Union Government formally launched Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts
for Development (USTAAD) Scheme.
It was launched by Union Minister of Minority Affairs Dr. Najma Heptullah in Varanasi, Uttar
Pradesh in order to improve degrading conditions of world famous Banaras Saree weavers who
belong to minority communities.
Facts about USTAAD Scheme:
The Scheme aims at upgrading Skills and Training of minority communities by preservation of
traditional ancestral Arts and Crafts.
It also envisages boosting the skill of craftsmen, weavers and artisans who are already engaged
in the traditional ancestral work.
Under the scheme, assistance will be provided to traditional artisans to sell their products in
order to make them more compatible with modern markets.
It is fully funded by Union Government and Union Ministry of Minority Affairs is nodal agency in
implementing it.
www.mahendraguru.com
Pharma Jan Samadhan scheme
Union Government has launched Pharma Jan Samadhan scheme, for redressal of grievances
of consumers related to drug pricing and availability of medicines.
It was launched by Union Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister Ananth Kumar in New Delhi.
The scheme is a web-enabled system created by National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority
(NPPA).
It seeks to serve as a robust E-governance tool for protection of interests of consumers through
effective implementation of the price of drugs.
The scheme will provide consumers with an online facility to redress their complaints related to
over-pricing of medicines, non-availability of medicines and refusal of supply for sale of any
medicine without good and sufficient reason.
After receiving the complaint, NPPA will initiate action on any complaint within 48 hrs.
The scheme also seeks to create awareness among the people and act as a deterrent against
black-marketing, spurious medicines and inflated cost of drugs by creating phama-literacy
initiative.
Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development
(USTAAD)Scheme
Union Government formally launched Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts
for Development (USTAAD) Scheme.
It was launched by Union Minister of Minority Affairs Dr. Najma Heptullah in Varanasi, Uttar
Pradesh in order to improve degrading conditions of world famous Banaras Saree weavers who
belong to minority communities.
Facts about USTAAD Scheme:
The Scheme aims at upgrading Skills and Training of minority communities by preservation of
traditional ancestral Arts and Crafts.
It also envisages boosting the skill of craftsmen, weavers and artisans who are already engaged
in the traditional ancestral work.
Under the scheme, assistance will be provided to traditional artisans to sell their products in
order to make them more compatible with modern markets.
It is fully funded by Union Government and Union Ministry of Minority Affairs is nodal agency in
implementing it.
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