Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 3: High Court today sought response from Government with regard to issuing guidelines in contravention to the Central scheme of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Pariyojna.
Hearing the plea seeking implementation of the Centrally sponsored Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Pariyojna scheme in the State, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Rashid Ali Dar directed the State for filing of response after the counsel Mohsin Qadri informed the court that the State Government in its minutes of meeting held on March 20 has taken a decision and issued the guidelines on April 24 for implementation of Centrally sponsored scheme Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Pariyojna in the State.
The petition filed by one Muzaffar Hussain Bhat through his counsel Qadri complained that the central policy scheme being New Pradhan Mantri Bharitya Janaushadhi Kendra (PMBJK) has not been implemented in the State.
He added that the private chemists working with the State authorities are obstructing the implementation of the policy in the State. Court directed for filing of response by the State Government and further added that the authorities shall positively examine the grievance of the petitioner as well as response of the State and file their counter affidavit within four weeks.
It is noted that the Prime Minister’s office while taking serious note of non-implementation of the scheme and creating hurdles for its smooth functioning issued letter to the Chief Secretary of State of Jammu and Kashmir in the recent past and accordingly almost four number of State Directors came to be put to dock and were subsequently transferred.
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