AGARTALA, May 30 (TIWN) : Central Govt proposed E-Portal of Council that will inspect the drug meeting at standard quality was opposed by Tripura Chemist & Druggist Association, calling a ‘Bandh’ to all the medical shops.

On the occasion of 24 hours strike of all medical shops, a protest was conducted at Agartala.

In March, 2017 in order to ensure that drugs meet quality standards, a notice posted on the ministry's website announcing about E-portal move saying that the move is aimed to make the entire trade channel, from manufacturers to wholesalers/retailers to the patients, including e-pharmacies, more transparent.

However, according to Tripura Chemist & Druggist Association, this will hamper their business heavily and also create a crisis in law and order.

But the Central Govt’s order says that every businessmen will have to register in E-portal and within 15 days their information about drug supply need to be uploaded so that the quality of drugs can be tracked.

This "track and trace" mechanism could also curb anti-microbial resistance (AMR) and regulate supply of medicines through the internet to persons in and outside India. Currently, bar-coding on medicines packs are done only for exports whereas the drugs sold in the domestic market are not subjected to quality checks.

Thus, within few days the medical shop owners who are practiced with careless medical business, will see a tough time; almost a little version of NITI Ayog troubling state govt instead of planning commission.

However, this proposal was strictly opposed by Tripura Chemist & Druggist Association across nation and also in Tripura.

Kanilal Deb, General Secretary & Ratan Kumar Roy, President of by Tripura Chemist & Druggist Association were leading the rally.