Current Affairs 15 September 2022 – IAS Current Affairs

Current Affairs 15 September 2022 focuses on Prelims-Mains perspective. Major events are :

National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM)

Source : PIB
GS II : Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources

What is discussed under National List of Essential Medicines?

1. About National List of Essential Medicines
2. How it helps

Why in News ?

The Union Health Ministry launched the new National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM), where 384 drugs have been included in this list with addition of 34 drugs, while 26 from the previous list have been dropped.

About National List of Essential Medicines

• Essential Medicines are those that satisfy the priority health care needs of the population.

  

• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare hence prepared and released the first National List of Essential Medicines of India in 1996 consisting of 279 medicines and was revised thrice in 2003, 2011 and 2015, before 2022.
• The NLEM independent Standing National Committee on Medicines (SNCM) was constituted by the Union Health Ministry in 2018.
  After detailed consultation with experts and stakeholders, the committee revised the NLEM, 2015 and submitted its report on NLEM, 2022 to the Health Ministry.
• The list is made with consideration to disease prevalence, efficacy, safety and comparative cost-effectiveness of the medicines.
• Such medicines are intended to be available in adequate amounts, in appropriate dosage forms and strengths with assured quality.
• They should be available in such a way that an individual or community can afford.
• The medicines listed in the NLEM are sold below a price ceiling fixed by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA).

Why it is required?

• Promote rational use of medicines considering three important aspects which are cost, safety and efficacy.
• Also helps in utilisation of healthcare resources and budget, drug procurement policies, health insurance, improving prescribing habits, medical education and training and drafting pharmaceutical policies.

How these medicines are identified?

• Useful in treating diseases which are a public health problem in India.
• recommended under the National Health Programs of India
• They have to be licensed/approved by the Drugs Controller General (DCGI).
• Medicines are delisted based on 
  • banned in India
  • concerns on the safety profile
  • better efficacy and is cheaper medicine is available
  • if the resistance pattern has rendered an antimicrobial ineffective

Sale and Purchase of Registered Vehicles Through Dealers

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GS II : Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate

What is discussed under Sale and Purchase of Registered Vehicles Through Dealers?

1. About the Order
2. How it helps?

Why in News ?

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has issued a draft notification G.S.R 693(E) on 12 September 2022 to promote ease of doing business and transparency in the sale and purchase of registered vehicles through dealers.

Key Facts

• The pre-owned car market in India has been gradually gaining ground.
• In recent years, the advent of online marketplaces, which are involved in buying and selling of pre-owned vehicles has further given a boost to this market.
• In the current ecosystem, many issues were being faced viz. during transfer of vehicle to subsequent transferee, disputes in regard to third party damage liabilities, difficulty in determination of defaulter etc.
• MoRTH has proposed amendments in Chapter III of Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 to build a comprehensive regulatory ecosystem for the pre-owned car market.

Key provisions of the proposed rules

• An authorization certificate for the dealers of registered vehicles has been introduced to identify the authenticity of a dealer.

  

• Furthermore, the procedure for intimation of delivery of vehicle between the registered owner and the dealer has been detailed.
• The powers and responsibilities of a dealer in possession of registered vehicles have also been clarified.
• Dealers have been empowered to apply for renewal of registration certificate/ renewal of certificate of fitness, duplicate registration certificate, NOC, transfer of ownership, of motor vehicles in their possession.
• As a regulatory measure, maintenance of an electronic vehicle trip register has been mandated which would contain details of the trip undertaken viz. trip purpose, driver, time, mileage etc.

How these guidelines helps?

• These rules are expected to aid in recognizing and empowering intermediaries / dealers of registered vehicles as well as provide adequate safeguards against fraudulent activities to the selling or purchasing of such vehicles.

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