The bill, which was approved by a voice vote in the House of Commons, seeks to remove issues regarding the status of persons registered or qualified under the Jammu and Kashmir Dispensary Act. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will move the Pharmacy (Amendment) Bill, 2023 in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday for consideration and approval of the amendment to the Pharmacy Act, 1948.
Earlier on August 7, the bill was passed by the Lok Sabha. The Pharmacy (Amendment) Act, 2023 states that anyone who is registered as a pharmacist under the Jammu and Kashmir Pharmacy Act, 2011 or holds a qualification prescribed under the Act, 2011 shall be deemed to be a registered pharmacist under the Pharmacy Act, 1948 . will be conditional on the person submitting an application for registration within one year of the effective date of the amendment and paying the prescribed fee.
The bill, which was approved by a voice vote in the House of Commons, seeks to remove issues regarding the status of persons registered or qualified under the Jammu and Kashmir Dispensary Act.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that the Pharmacy (Amendment) Bill will benefit the youth of Jammu and Kashmir. The minister mentioned that India has become the pharmacy of the world and the government is providing quality and affordable medicines to the citizens.
Discussing the Bill, Mandaviya said that after the abrogation of Article 370, there is rapid development in Jammu and Kashmir as health infrastructure, railway network and highways are expanding in the Union Territory, providing employment to the people of the region.
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