SC slams govt over wide gap in medicine MRP and retailer price

The Supreme Court pulled up the Centre over the large gap between medicines' MRP and retailer purchase prices, calling NPPA "totally defunct." The bench asked if the government was allowing the system to "run amok" in favour of pharma manufacturers. Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati argued India's medicine prices are among the world's lowest. The bench reserved its order.