INDIA BUSINESS WORLD - March 1st - March 15th - 2008
INDIAN PHARMACOPOEIA LABORATORY MERGES WITH INDIAN PHARMACOPOEIA COMMISSION
The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to the following proposals :
i) The amalgamation / merger of the Central Indian Pharmacopoeia Laboratory (CIPL), Ghaziabad with Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC).
ii) The transfer of staff, assets and liabilities including buildings and all other existing infrastructure belonging to the CIPL, Ghaziabad to the control of IPC;
iii) To authorize the IPC to make use of the staff and infrastructure of the CIPL, Ghaziabad;
iv) Creation and filling up of 13 restructured additional posts in the IPC in lieu of 38 vacant posts in CIPL, which would be abolished simultaneously;
v) Upgrade the post of Director, CIPL from the scale of Rs. 14300-18300 to Rs. 18400-22400, so as to function as the Secretary-cum-Scientific Director of the IPC;
vi) Filling up of the vacancies arising due to resignation, retirement etc., of the existing incumbents of the resultant 80 posts belonging to the original CIPL.
The test protocols of drugs included in IP would get updated regularly by periodic review of Indian Pharmacopoeia;
(ii) IP Reference Substances shall be available for use as prescribed in the individual monographs;
(iii) Foreign exchange saving by using IP Reference Substances instead of importing USP/BP/International Pharmacopoeia Chemical Reference Substances; better acceptance of Indian drugs in the international market.
This would facilitate smooth transition from the existing set up into an autonomous structure to pave the way for functioning of the IPC.
This would lead the IPC to function without waiting for actual amalgamation / merger of the CIPL.
This would help the IPC to perform the requisite specialized / technical jobs as per established international practices.
The enhanced status of the post will raise the IPC in positioning itself with its international counterparts such as the BP and the USP.
The posts vacated by the existing staff of CIPL would be operated on the strength of IPC for recruitment of suitable scientific personnel of the requisite calibre.
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