Delhi govt proposes strict price caps on medicines, medical products

Consumers will pay a maximum of 50% higher than purchase price or the MRP, whichever is lower

The prices of medicine and medical products may be capped soon in Delhi according to a proposal by the Delhi government, announced by Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday.

In a move that is expected to especially help patients of private hospitals, the Delhi government has proposed in a draft advisory that the price of medicines and consumables could be upto a maximum of 50 per cent more than the purchase price, or it could be the MRP, whichever is lower. Since last year, a string of cases in Delhi whereby private hospitals have handed out inflated medical bills with