NLCIL opens generic pharmacy outlet

Will sell medicines at affordable price

PUDUCHERRY, 25/04/2018: R.Vikraman, Director (HR), NLCIndia Limited inaugurating BPPI’s “MAKKAL MARUNTHAGAM” Retail Pharmacy (Generic Drug Store) at Main Bazaar, Block-12,Neyveli Township. Also seen are, M. Karthikeyan, CGM/TA, Munendra Kumar Jha, GS, Medical, NLCIL, GH and officials of NLCIL and the officials of BPPI, Vijay Singh Rajput, Santhosheema Ravi, and Sakthieswar Singh. Photo: Special Arrangement

The Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited (NLCIL) has opened ‘Makkal Marunthagam,’ a generic medicine pharmacy outlet. The pharmacy was opened under the Centrally sponsored ‘Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadi Pariyojana,’ scheme.

Director Human Resource R. Vikraman inaugurated the outlet. Chief General Manager M. Karthikeyan was present.

The pharmacy would provide medicines at an affordable price (90% to 97%) to the people of Neyveli and surrounding areas.

The Bureau of Pharma Public Sector Undertakings of India (BPPI), the implementing agency, had opened 3,500 generic pharmacy outlets in India since the scheme was launched. In Tamil Nadu alone, as many as 316 generic medicine pharmacy outlets were opened, NLCIL said in a release.