#151: Jan Vishwas Bill
New amendment and prevailing issues
Jan Vishwas Bill
• Aim: Boost ease of living and ease of doing business
• Amends 183 provisions to be decriminalized in 42 central acts administered by 19 Ministries/Departments
• The amendments are in sectors like agri, environment, media and health (Some bills amended are)
- Drugs & Cosmetics Act 1940
- Food Safety and Standards Act 2006
- Pharmacy Act 1948
• Several fines converted to penalties reducing judicial burden and removing imprisonment provisions
Issues with amendments
Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 is most contentious
• It defines 4 categories of offences:
a) Adulterated drugs
b) Spurious drugs
c) Mislabelled drugs
d) Not of Standard Quality Drugs (NSQ)
• The amendment
a) Adds provisions for NSQ manufacturers to escape significant penalties
b) Reduces penalties for pharmacy owners violating license terms
Govt response to this (Health Minister Statement)
"India is pharmacy of world & we have to work towards ensuring that best medicines are provided while reasonable benefits are offered to business. Rationalizing laws, eliminating barriers and bolstering growth of businesses are important"
Hi, at @CSEWhy I invite you to support me! You can do that in three simple ways:
Become a blog contributor and have your write ups featured on my blog. Write me an email if you’d want to be a contributor at whycse@gmail.com
Share the link to this post on your WhatsApp story
-OR- Contribute a small amount (Pay What You Want) by clicking here (I send a valuable gift to everyone who makes a contribution)
To find links to my Twitter, Telegram, YouTube and Podcast Visit my Website
