Bihar

• 09 Oct 2021

Price Monitoring and Resource Unit

Why in News

• Recently, the State Health Department informed that, on the lines of National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, the formation of Price Monitoring and Resource Unit in Bihar has been approved by the cabinet.

Key Points

• It will be constituted under the Directorate of Drugs Control to check black marketing of drugs and arbitrary price recovery in the state.
• This unit to be formed at the state level will work under the Health Department on the lines of National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA).
• Price control of medicines for cancer, diabetes, blood pressure, heart disease and kidney related diseases will be the main responsibility of this unit.
• Along with ensuring quality and easy availability of medicines, it will also be its duty to generate awareness among consumers.
• Bihar will be the 16^th state in the country to establish such a unit. Earlier, states like Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Odisha, Gujarat, Rajasthan have also formed such units.