SRINAGAR: The State Accountability Commission (SAC) on Tuesday sought information about 344 drug combinations banned by the Government of India, which are reportedly sold across Jammu and Kashmir.
Exercising its suo-moto powers, the Deputy Registrar, SAC, has written to the Commissioner /Secretary Health, Director Health Services Kashmir and Drug Controller, J&K seeking their response within a week on what stops them from banning these drugs in J&K. The Deputy Registrar has also asked the officers of the Health department to evolve a mechanism for detecting unsafe and adulterated drugs being sold on medicine counters in the state.
Meanwhile, receiving assurance from officers of Social Welfare Department to dispose of all pending complaints, pertaining to the Department, within two months, the State Vigilance Commission (SVC) was informed that 207 complaints/ enquiries, out of 431, besides one Regular Department Action (RDA) have been disposed of so far.
The assurance was given to the Commission at a meeting, chaired by Chief Vigilance Commissioner here today. The meeting was convened to review the progress of the corruption related complaints received by different wings of the Department from time to time including those referred to it by the Vigilance Organisation.