PM lays foundation of four NIPER Centres of Excellence, opens PLI units and India's biggest Jan Aushadhi Kendra
On 29 October 2024, PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of four Centres of Excellence at NIPERs in Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Guwahati and Mohali, inaugurated five PLI-scheme units for medical devices and bulk drugs, and opened the country's biggest Jan Aushadhi Kendra at AIIMS, New Delhi.
Summary
On 29 October 2024, at the AIIA event in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of four Centres of Excellence at the National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER): Ahmedabad (medical devices), Hyderabad (bulk drugs), Guwahati (phytopharmaceuticals) and Mohali (anti-bacterial and anti-viral drug discovery). He inaugurated five projects under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for medical devices and bulk drugs at Vapi (Gujarat), Hyderabad (Telangana), Bengaluru (Karnataka), Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) and Nalagarh (Himachal Pradesh). He also inaugurated the country's biggest Jan Aushadhi Kendra at AIIMS, New Delhi, and said more than 14,000 PM Jan Aushadhi Kendras offer medicines at an 80% discount.
Key facts
- Date
- 29 Oct 2024
- NIPER CoEs
- Ahmedabad â medical devices; Hyderabad â bulk drugs; Guwahati â phytopharmaceuticals; Mohali â anti-bacterial/anti-viral drugs
- PLI units
- Vapi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kakinada, Nalagarh
- Jan Aushadhi
- Country's biggest Kendra at AIIMS, New Delhi; 14,000+ Kendras; 80% discount
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Where did the PM inaugurate the country's biggest Jan Aushadhi Kendra on 29 October 2024?
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Correct answer: C â AIIMS, New Delhi
PIB (Pharmaceuticals), 29 Oct 2024: the PM inaugurated the biggest Jan Aushadhi Kendra of the country at AIIMS, New Delhi.
The Centre of Excellence at NIPER Guwahati, whose foundation stone was laid on 29 October 2024, focuses on:
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Correct answer: A â Phytopharmaceuticals
PIB (Pharmaceuticals), 29 Oct 2024: NIPER Ahmedabad â medical devices; Hyderabad â bulk drugs; Guwahati â phytopharmaceuticals; Mohali â anti-bacterial and anti-viral drug discovery.
Consider the following about the PLI-scheme units inaugurated by the PM on 29 October 2024: 1. One unit is at Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh. 2. One unit is at Nalagarh in Himachal Pradesh. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C â Both 1 and 2
PIB (Pharmaceuticals), 29 Oct 2024: the five PLI projects are at Vapi (Gujarat), Hyderabad (Telangana), Bengaluru (Karnataka), Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) and Nalagarh (Himachal Pradesh).