National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Bill 2021 – The Rajya Sabha has passed a National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
The Bill declares six additional National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research as Institutions of National Importance. These institutes are located in: (i) Ahmedabad, (ii) Hajipur, (iii) Hyderabad, (iv) Kolkata, (v) Guwahati, and (vi) Raebareli. These institutes will start undergraduate and diploma courses and an advisory council will be created.
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2021
It aims to establish a Council to coordinate institutions’ activities and will also ensure the development of pharmaceutical education and research and maintenance of standards. It was introduced in Lok Sabha on 15 March, 2021 and later, it was thereafter referred to the Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers.
