In a strongly worded letter to the Union Health Ministry, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh- (RSS) backed Laghu Udyog Bharati, which represents over 300 micro and small industries across India, has said the Union government’s risk-based inspections (RBI) on pharma companies were draconian and have been a huge discouragement to the pharma industry.
Stating that such inspections bring a bad name to the Indian pharma industries, the group demanded these be stopped immediately and the entire procedure be reworked before being initiated again.
The letter, accessed by The Hindu, titled ‘Risk-based inspections— A death sentence for MSME pharma manufacturers in India’, was sent to the Ministry last month and signed by Sanjay Kumar, president, Laghu Udyog Bharti.
