Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today said that issue of variation in the prices of different brands of drugs having same salt would be taken up with the Union Health, Petroleum and Chemical Ministries.
In a meeting with a delegation of Punjab Medical Council, Sukhbir said that "it was a matter of great concern to every citizen and he would personally meet Union Health Minister Harsha Vardhan to streamline the price structure in the interest of patients".
On the issue of inspection of medical colleges by Medical Council of India, the Deputy Chief Minister assured the delegation that matter would be discussed with the health department.
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To take care of interests of state paramedical faculty at par with medical faculty, Sukhbir announced that necessary instructions would be issued to the health department to collect the data about lab technicians, X-ray technicians and operation theatre technicians, an official release said here.
The council also demanded to allot a 500-yard plot at SAS Nagar to construct its headquarters, the release said.
