SHILLONG: State Government had approved the free drug policy under which Government will provide 72 items of medicine free to the people of the state.
Addressing newsmen, Deputy Chief Minister, Prestone Tynsong said that the policy had been adopted inline with the free drug policy launched by the Government of India.
The benefit of the policy is that the State Government will provide 72 items of medicines free of cost to all the Government Hospitals including CHCs, PHDCs and sub centres.
The funding pattern for the policy will be on a 90: 10 basis under the National Health Mission programme of the Union Government.