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Coronavirus impact: Govt plans to set up Rs 600-crore fund for DSA

A high-level committee headed by Eswara Reddy, joint drug controller general, was formed after the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak in China to study the situation in India

Students wearing protective masks participate in a demonstration 'Delhi Chalo' against Citizenship (Amendment) Act at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi
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Students wearing protective masks participate in a demonstration 'Delhi Chalo' against Citizenship (Amendment) Act at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi

Sohini Das Mumbai
The Union government is planning to create a Rs 600-crore fund to set up the proposed drug security authority (DSA), which would monitor the growth of the indigenous bulk drug ecosystem through a cess on raw material imports.
 
A high-level committee headed by Eswara Reddy, joint drug controller general, was formed after the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak in China to study the situation in India and make recommendations on how to improve preparedness. The panel submitted its report to the government recently.
 
An official who was part of the committee said that India imports bulk drugs, intermediates and
Topics : Coronavirus

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