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MPs ask govt to promote inexpensive drugs, tighten reins on pharma lobby

A dozen of the 30 MPs, who are members of the parliamentary standing committee on home affairs, headed by Congress's Anand Sharma, attended the meeting

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Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla briefed the MPs on steps taken to check Covid-19 and preparations

2 min read Last Updated : Jul 15 2020 | 9:15 PM IST

A parliamentary panel on Wednesday asked the government whether a national plan to deal with Covid-19 was in the works, and how it planned to ensure availability of affordable medicines, like Remdesivir, cap prices of drugs and prevent black marketing.

A dozen of the 30 MPs, who are members of the parliamentary standing committee on home affairs, headed by Congress’s Anand Sharma, attended the meeting with social distancing norms in place.

Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla briefed the MPs on steps taken to check Covid-19 and preparations. Officials, including those from the health ministry, said India would have had 5 million

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