Report by Santanu Ganguly: The Retailers and Distributors Chemist Association (RDCA) decided to observe a token wide bandh on May 10, 2013 to protest the unjustified government policies.
The RDCA, which is affiliated to the All India Organisation of Chemist and Druggist (AIOCD), will join all the 7.5 Lakh Chemists in the country to hold Morchas and Dharnas in all District and State Headquarters.
In New Delhi, the dharna will held be at Jantar Mantar on the same day at 10:30 AM, and several chemists from neighboring states and all over India will participate in this dharna.
The agitation has been declared against the unjustified Government policies and its impact on fraternity of medicine dealers engaged in its distribution.
The main demands are:
1. Considering the rising operational costs, we demand to maintain the trade margins of medicines and not to reduce it in the forth-coming Drugs (Price Control) Order 2013.
2. To resolve the long pending issue of shortage of pharmacists and suitably amend Rule 65(15)(c) of Drugs & Cosmetics Rules to permit the partner/proprietor as a qualified person to dispense the medicines.
3. To give relief under Section 19 of the Drugs & Cosmetics Act 1940, to the innocent dealer who may have acted with bona fide intentions, if he submits valid documents of transactions. Administration should not prosecute him till his guilt can be proved.
4. Foreign Direct Investments – FDI should not be permitted in distribution and retailing of medicines as there are families of 25 Lakh (More than one-crore populations) employees are subsisting on this livelihood through employment in this sector.
We have forwarded the memorandum of our demands before the concerned ministries, authorities and have also forwarded to Hon’ble Prime Minister, State Chief Ministers, Hon’ble Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Hon’ble Finance Minister, Hon’ble Minister of Petroleum and Chemicals, Drugs Controller General of India, and all the states Drugs Controller and Chief of Political parties. We are requesting that they shall look into the above vital matters seriously and resolve the burning issues of Pharmaceutical dealers.
The RDCA, which is affiliated to the All India Organisation of Chemist and Druggist (AIOCD), will join all the 7.5 Lakh Chemists in the country to hold Morchas and Dharnas in all District and State Headquarters.
In New Delhi, the dharna will held be at Jantar Mantar on the same day at 10:30 AM, and several chemists from neighboring states and all over India will participate in this dharna.
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The main demands are:
1. Considering the rising operational costs, we demand to maintain the trade margins of medicines and not to reduce it in the forth-coming Drugs (Price Control) Order 2013.
2. To resolve the long pending issue of shortage of pharmacists and suitably amend Rule 65(15)(c) of Drugs & Cosmetics Rules to permit the partner/proprietor as a qualified person to dispense the medicines.
3. To give relief under Section 19 of the Drugs & Cosmetics Act 1940, to the innocent dealer who may have acted with bona fide intentions, if he submits valid documents of transactions. Administration should not prosecute him till his guilt can be proved.
4. Foreign Direct Investments – FDI should not be permitted in distribution and retailing of medicines as there are families of 25 Lakh (More than one-crore populations) employees are subsisting on this livelihood through employment in this sector.
We have forwarded the memorandum of our demands before the concerned ministries, authorities and have also forwarded to Hon’ble Prime Minister, State Chief Ministers, Hon’ble Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Hon’ble Finance Minister, Hon’ble Minister of Petroleum and Chemicals, Drugs Controller General of India, and all the states Drugs Controller and Chief of Political parties. We are requesting that they shall look into the above vital matters seriously and resolve the burning issues of Pharmaceutical dealers.
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