Union health ministry launches ‘One Stop-Non Stop’ digital job portal of the Pharmacy Council of India
According to the health ministry, the launch will prove to be a game changer for students coming from small towns and villages
Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, launched a ‘One Stop-Non Stop’ digital job portal of the Pharmacy Council of India, which will be useful for pharma professionals as well as recruiters from the industry. This will prove to be a game changer for the students coming from small towns and villages.
At the event, PCI also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Karnataka Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Manufacturer’s Association (KDPMA), Life Sciences Sector Skill Development Council, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (LSSSDC), Indian Pharma Alliance (IPA) and Federation of Pharma Entrepreneurs (FOPE) to reduce the gap of industry and academia, strengthen faculty and student training and promote entrepreneurship and infrastructure development.
Dr Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi, Drug Controller General of India elaborated on the need to promote interdisciplinary research and innovation through industry-academia strengthening. He said that the core of the pharma business is quality and India has grown leaps and bounds in the last 25 years in this area. He elaborated on the need to create a fear-free environment and risk-taking environment to promote innovation.
Dr Montu Kumar Patel, President, PCI, Anil Mittal, Registrar cum Secretary, PCI, Prof YK Gupta, Head, AIIMS, BR Sikri, Secretary, Indian Drug Manufacturers’ Association (IDMA), Dr GN Singh, Secretary-cum-Scientific Director, Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, Dr Rajiv Desai, Senior Technical Advisor, Indian Pharma Alliance, Harish K Jain, President, KDPMA were also present in the meeting along with senior officials of the ministry, IPC, IPA, industry experts and representatives from various institutions.
