Ludhiana, April 11 -- Highlighting reforms in the pricing of medicines, MP Ram Gopal Yadav, chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare, expressed his deep frustration over the Centre's continued disregard for committee recommendations that could make essential medicines more affordable.

In a session held on Wednesday evening on the theme "making healthcare more robust", members of Parliament and healthcare experts came together to address the urgent need for reforms in the pricing of medicines.

The event, organised by Rajya Sabha member Sanjeev Arora, saw a sharp focus on the long-standing issue of exorbitant maximum retail prices (MRPs) of medicines, and the government's failure to implement key recom...