Govt plans single-window assistance mechanism for pharma investors by March

The central government will establish a ‘single window’ assistance mechanism at the department of pharmaceuticals (DoP) for inverstors, to operate from March.
 
On the sidelines of an annual event of the Indian Drug Manufacturers’ Association, a senior government official said plans had been readied in this regard. “If someone wants to invest in the sector, he has to go to multiple departments — state government, food and drug commissioner, health authorities, environment ministry, etc. There is no mechanism that ensures the issues raised by the sector are accounted for and followed up. Unless we have a single-window assistance cell