New Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya will introduce The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in Lok Sabha on Thursday. The bill aims to give the status of ‘institutes of national importance to more pharmaceutical institutes.
The centre had in March proposed to confer the tag on six institutes including the Pharmaceutical institute in Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Hajipur, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Raebareli. The central govt had also proposed to establish a Council for these institutes and rationalise their Board of Governors for better administration. These institutes have played a role in research against the covid-19 pandemic.