Chhattisgarh govt's flagship scheme delivers hefty markdown on medicines

The state government has given priority to the health security of the people, the official said

Offering discounts of 50-70 per cent on medicines is no normal business in the pharmaceutical sector.
 
But the Chhattisgarh government has made it a policy with another flagship scheme called “Shri Dhanwantri Generic Medical Store Scheme”.
 
Launched in October last year, it provides medicines at affordable rates to people on the basis of the below-the-poverty line card, and is being implemented by the urban development department while a committee headed by the district collector monitors the execution and procurement of medicines in each district.
 
A senior official with the department said the people in Chhattisgarh were getting