NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a meeting with representatives of pharma companies via video conferencing amid rising number of
coronavirus cases
in the country and urged them to boost production of testing kits.
The representatives told PM Modi that India has enough supplies of all essential pharma commodities and there is no reason to worry.
Extending their support, chemists and pharma companies -- who were present at the conference -- further assured the Prime Minister that they will work on this crisis with the government to ensure that supply chains remain working 24x7.
"Nation comes first," they added.
Tweeting about the meeting later, PM Modi said that he has urged the pharma industry to manufacture Covid-19 testing kits on a war footing.
"In order to ensure production of critical drugs and medical equipment, the Centre has already approved schemes worth Rs. 14,000 crore. We will also work to maintain supply of APIs," he said.
The Prime Minister expressed confidence that the pharma industry will not only ensure maintenance of supply lines of essential medicines, medical kits and equipments, but also focus on innovation and cutting-edge research.
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