Compliance Audit of Procurement of Medicines with Special Emphasis on Quality Aspect in Assam (2013-2016)

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AuthorCAG of India
Date Accessioned2023-10-30T11:15:50Z
Date Available2023-10-30T11:15:50Z
Date of Publication31-03-2017
AbstractTimely supply of drugs is necessary for the purpose of ensuring quality medical services to citizens. This involves an efficient procurement and distribution system as well as sound logistics management. The Director of Health Services (DHS), Government of Assam (GoA) procures medicines for distribution among 26 District Hospitals, 13 Sub-Divisional Hospitals, 108 Community Health Centers, 852 Primary Health Centers, 358 Ayurvedic Dispensaries, 75 Homeopathic Dispensaries and six Medical College Hospitals. Medicines are procured from Small Scale Industry (SSI) units through the Assam Small Industries Development Corporation (ASIDC) Ltd., and firms approved by the State Medical Stores Purchase Committee (SMSPC) through a process of open tenders at rates fixed by the Technical Committee and approved by the SMSPC. In emergency situations (epidemics, floods, earthquakes etc.), medicines are purchased at the Directorate level at institutional (market) rates. The Drugs Controller of the Department is responsible for overseeing the quality control aspect of procured drugs through the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 in the State. The Drugs Controller is assisted by a Joint Drugs Controller, a Deputy Drugs Controller, eight Senior Inspectors and nine Inspectors. The Compliance Audit of ‘Procurement of medicines with special emphasis on quality aspects’, covering the period from 2013-14 to 2015-16 was taken up to analyse the efficiency of the system of procurement and distribution of medicines in Assam. This compliance audit showed that absence of adequate funding and an established procurement policy, in conjunction with a weak internal control mechanism, resulted in lack of financial discipline and short supply of medicines, as also supply of sub-standard medicines. Not-observing of storage norms, non-eceipt/ delayed receipt of laboratory test reports, also defeated the purpose of maintaining the quality of drugs being supplied to health care units.
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LanguageEnglish
PublisherCAG of India
Series1 of 2017
TitleCompliance Audit of Procurement of Medicines with Special Emphasis on Quality Aspect in Assam (2013-2016)
SubtitleFor the Period 2013-14 to 2015-16
Item TypeAudit Report
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