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INFORMATION PUBLISHED IN PURSUANCE OF SECTION 4(1) (b) OF THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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S.No. |
Sub-clause of |
DESCRIPTION |
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1. |
(i) |
Particulars of the organization, its functions and duties |
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2. |
(ii) |
Powers and duties of its officers and employees |
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3. |
(iii) |
Procedure followed in the decision-making process, including channels of supervision and accountability |
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4. |
(iv) |
Norms set by it for the discharge of its functions |
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5. |
(v) |
The rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records held by it or under its control or used by its employees for discharging its functions |
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6. |
(vi) |
Statement of the categories of documents that are held by it or under its control |
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7. |
(vii) |
Particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with, or representation by, the members of the public in relation to the formulation of its policy or implementation thereof |
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8. |
(viii) |
Statement of boards, councils, committees or other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advice, and as to whether meetings of those boards, councils, committees and other bodies are open to the public, or the minutes of such meetings are accessible for public |
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9. |
(ix) |
Directory
of its officers and employees |
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10. |
(x) |
Monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations |
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11. |
(xi) |
Budget allocated to each of its agency, indicating the particulars of all plans, proposed expenditure and reports on disbursements made |
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12. |
(xii) |
Manner of execution of subsidy programmes, including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries of such programmes |
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13. |
(xiii) |
Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorizations granted by it |
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14. |
(xiv) |
Details in respect of the information available to or held by it reduced in an electronic form |
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15. |
(xv) |
Particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information, including the working hours of a library or reading room, if maintained for public use |
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16. |
(xvi) |
Names, designations and other particulars of the Public Information Officers |
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17. |
(xvii) |
Such other information as may be prescribed |
i) Particulars of the
Organization, its Functions and Duties
The Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) is a statutory body constituted under the
Pharmacy Act, 1948. The Act was passed by the Parliament to make better
provisions for the regulation of the profession and practice of pharmacy
throughout the country.
The main objectives of the PCI are –
1. To prescribe minimum standard of education required for qualifying as a pharmacist i.e. framing of Education Regulations prescribing the conditions to be fulfilled by the institutions seeking approval of the PCI for imparting education in pharmacy.
2. To ensure uniform implementation of the educational standards throughout the country.
3. To approve the courses of study and examination for pharmacists i.e. approval of the academic training institutions providing pharmacy courses.
4. To withdraw approval, if the approved course of study or an approved examination does not continue to be in conformity with the educational standards prescribed by the PCI.
5. To approve qualifications granted outside the territories to which the Pharmacy Act extends i.e. the approval of foreign qualifications.
6. To maintain the Central Register of Pharmacists on the basis of data forwarded by the State Pharmacy Councils.
ii) Powers and Duties of its
officers
Registrar-cum-Secretary
The Registrar-cum-Secretary is the administrative head of the PCI
secretariat. He/She acts as the Treasurer of the Council. He/She performs
functions to carry out the activities of the Pharmacy Act, 1948 like convening
various meetings of the Central Council, Executive Committee, Other committees
etc. and implementation of the decisions taken therein.
Deputy Secretary and Assistant Secretary
They are responsible for inspections of the pharmacy
institutions, processing of inspection reports and convening of meetings of the
Central Council,the Executive Committee and other committees of the PCI and
implementation of the decisions taken therein.
iii) Procedure followed in the decision-making
process, including channels of supervision and accountability
a) The Central Council
There is a Central Council constituted u/s 3 of the Pharmacy Act, 1948 which consists of the following members namely :-
“3. Constitution and Composition of Central Council. —The Central Government shall, as soon as may be, constitute a Central Council consisting of the following members, namely: -
(a) six
members, among whom there shall be at least one teacher of each of the
subjects, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacy, pharmacology and pharmacognosy
elected by the [University Grants Commission] from among persons on the
teaching staff of an Indian University or a college affiliated thereto which
grants a degree or diploma in pharmacy;
(b) six members, of whom at least [four] shall be persons possessing
a degree or diploma in, and practising pharmacy or pharmaceutical chemistry,
nominated by the Central Government;
(c) one member elected from amongst themselves by the members of
the Medical Council of India;
(d) the Director General, Health Services, ex officio or if he is
unable to attend any meeting, a person authorized by him in writing to do so;
[(dd) the Drugs Controller, India, ex officio or if he is
unable to attend any meeting, a person authorised by him in writing to do so;]
(e) the Director of the Central Drugs Laboratory, ex officio;
(f) a representative of the University Grants Commission and a
representative of the All India Council for Technical Education;]
(g) one member to represent each State elected [from amongst
themselves] by the members of each State Council, who shall be a registered
pharmacist;
(h) one member to represent each State nominated by [the] State
Government, who shall be a registered pharmacist:
[Provided that for five years from the date on which the Pharmacy (Amendment)
Act, 1976, comes into force the Government of each Union territory shall,
instead of electing a member under clause (g) nominate one
member, being a person eligible for registration under section 31, to represent
that territory.] ”
The Central Council is responsible for the regulation of the profession and practice of pharmacy throughout the country. The composition of the present Central Council is available on PCI website “www.pci.nic.in”. (click here)
b) The Executive Committee
The Executive Committee considers the inspection reports relating to the course of study and examination in pharmacy and policy issues for submission to the Central Council. This committee also considers and reports on any subject referred to it by the Central Council or by the President. The composition of the present Executive Committee is available on PCI website “www.pci.nic.in”. (click here)
c) The Other Committees
There are the following other committees constituted
by the Central Council from amongst its members for general/special purposes –
1. Education Regulations Committee – The committee has been
rendering necessary clarifications and revision of the Education Regulations
and advising on the educational policies. (click here)
2. Law Committee – The Law Committee is formed to give
expert opinion in matters inviting legal interpretation of the Pharmacy Act and
regulations of the Pharmacy Council of India made thereunder. (click here)
3. Professional Pharmacy and Public Relation Committee – The PP
& PRC Committee is formed to look into the professional issues relating to
Pharmacy Profession. (click here)
4. Finance Committee – The Finance Committee is formed to
look into the financial matter. (click here)
These committees can also co-opt such persons who are not the members of the Central Council.
iv) Norms set by it for the discharge of its functions
The functions are regulated by the Pharmacy Act, 1948, the Education Regulations, 1991, the Pharm.D. Regulations, 2008. All the Central Govt. rules and regulations relating to establishment, administration and financial matters are applicable to the PCI. In addition, the Rules, Regulations and by laws framed by the Central Council, Executive Committee, Finance Committee, Law Committee, Education Regulation Committee and Professional Pharmacy and Public Relation Committee etc. are also significant policy framework for the discharge of its functions.
v) The Rules,
Regulations, Instructions, Manuals and Records
held by the it or under its control or used
by its employees for discharging its functions
a)
The Pharmacy Act, 1948.
b) The Education Regulations, 1991.
c) The Pharm.D. Regulations, 2008.
d) SIF-A, SIF-B, SIF-C and SIF-D
e) Pharmacy Practice Regulations, 2015.
f) Bachelor of Pharmacy (Practice) Regulations ,2014.
g) The Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm)Course Regulations ,2014.
h) Minimum Qualification for Teachers in Pharmacy
Institutions Regulations ,2014.
i) Staff Declaration Form (SDF).
j) Inspectors’ Hand Book
k) PDF guidelines.
l) Migration Policy.
m) Good Standing Certificate.
n) Central Register of Pharmacists maintained on the
basis of data forwarded by the State Pharmacy Councils.
o) Central Govt. Rules and Regulations relating to
establishment, administration and financial matters.
vi) Statement of the categories of documents that are held by it or under its control
a)
Act, Rules and Regulations.
b) Annual Accounts Reports.
c) All records relating to the
operations of this Council reg. SIF, Inspection Reports,
Office Notes, Minutes of the meeting, Notifications regarding
approval/dis-approval of pharmacy courses of study and examination.
vii) The particulars of any arrangement that
exist for consultation with, or representation by, the
members of the public in relation to
the formulation of its policy or
implementation thereof
1. All policy decisions on technical matters are taken by
the Central Council which comprises of the representatives from the Teaching
Faculty, Central Govt., MCI, DGHS, DCG(I), Director, CDL, UGC, AICTE,
States/UTs, State Pharmacy Councils.
2. For any Regulation framed u/s 10 of the Pharmacy Act, 1948, due procedure u/s 10(3) of the Pharmacy Act, 1948 is followed by consulting the State Govts.
viii) Statement of Boards,
Councils, Committees or other bodies consisting
of two or more persons constituted as its
part or for the purpose of its advice, and as to
whether meetings of those boards, councils,
committees and other bodies are open
to the public, or the minutes of such meetings are
accessible for public
a)
The details and composition of the Central Council and the Committees are shown
in (iii) above.
b) Important decisions taken in the meetings are uploaded on the
PCI website “www.pci.nic.in”.
ix) Directory of its officers and
employees
The names and designation of the officers and employees of the PCI are given
below –
|
S. No. |
Name |
Designation |
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1 |
Shri. Anil Mittal |
Registrar-cum-Secretary |
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2 |
Smt. Pratima Tiwari |
Deputy Secretary |
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3 |
Shri. Ashish Kumar Kushwaha |
Sr. Tech. Asstt. |
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4 |
Smt. Harvinder Kaur |
Accounts Officer |
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5 |
Shri.Mahesh Arora |
Assistant |
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6 |
Smt.Parbha Chawla |
Accountant |
|
7 |
Shri.Naresh Kumar |
Assistant |
|
8 |
Shri. Pardeep Kumar |
Upper Division Clerk |
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9 |
Shri.Pawan Kumar |
Upper Division Clerk |
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10 |
Shri.Chhote Lal |
Upper Division Clerk |
|
11 |
Smt.Rama Aswal |
Steno. |
|
12 |
Shri.Bijender Kumar |
Upper Division Clerk |
|
13 |
Shri.Narendar Kumar |
Upper Division Clerk |
|
14 |
Shri.Mahesh Kumar |
Upper Division Clerk |
|
15 |
Shri.Ravi |
Lower Division Clerk |
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16 |
Smt. Urmila |
Lower Division Clerk |
|
17 |
Shri. Bhim Singh |
Peon |
x) Monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees, including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations
The monthly remuneration received by the officers and employees of the PCI are as given below –
|
S.No. |
Name |
Designation |
Monthly Remuneration (Amount in rupees) |
|
1 |
Shri Anil Mittal |
Registrar-cum-Secretary |
1,39,897.00 |
|
2 |
Smt. Pratima Tiwari |
Deputy Secretary |
1,21,209.00 |
|
3 |
Shri. Ashish Kumar Kushwaha |
Sr. Tech. Asstt. |
83,714.00 |
|
4 |
Smt. Harvinder Kaur |
Accounts Officer |
1,02,068.00 |
|
5 |
Shri Mahesh Arora |
Assistant |
96,433.00 |
|
6 |
Smt. Prabha Rani Chawla |
Accountant |
96,433.00 |
|
7 |
Shri Naresh Kumar |
Assistant |
91,120.00 |
|
8 |
Shri Pradeep Kumar |
U.D.C. |
77,918.00 |
|
9 |
Shri Pawan Kumar |
U.D.C. |
71,800.00 |
|
10 |
Shri Chhote Lal |
U.D.C. |
71,800.00 |
|
11 |
Smt. Rama Aswal |
Steno |
67,936.00 |
|
12 |
Shri Bijendar Kumar |
U.D.C. |
65,199.00 |
|
13 |
Shri Narender Kumar |
U.D.C. |
60,047.00 |
|
14 |
Shri Mahesh Kumar |
U.D.C. |
60,047.00 |
|
15 |
Shri Ravi |
L.D.C. |
64,716.00 |
|
16 |
Smt. Urmila |
L.D.C. |
50,548.00 |
|
17 |
Shri Bhim Singh |
Peon |
50,548.00 |
The detail of total staff :
|
S.No. |
Staff |
No. of Staff Members |
|
1 |
Permanent |
17 |
|
2 |
Contractual |
22 |
|
3 |
On Deputation |
Nil |
xi) Budget allocated to each of its agency, indicating the particulars of all plans, proposed expenditure and reports on disbursements made
The Annual Budget and Annual Accounts are finalized with the approval of Finance Committee and all financial accounts are audited by the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. A statement showing the Budget Estimates and Revised Estimates for the financial year 2022-2023 and the proposed Budget Estimates for 2023-2024 is as given below –
|
S.No |
Major Head |
Budget |
Revised |
Budget
Estimates (Amount in Lakhs) |
|
I. |
Salaries |
441.00 |
421.90 |
554.50 |
|
II. |
Travel Expenses |
895.00 |
639.00 |
641.00 |
|
III. |
Honorarium to Inspectors & members / sitting allowance to members |
142.00 |
167.00 |
187.00 |
|
IV. |
Contingencies |
6746.50 |
18750.50 |
19101.00 |
|
V. |
Proposed Staff |
50.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
|
|
Total |
8274.50 |
20078.40 |
20583.50 |
xii) Manner of execution of subsidy programs, including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries of such programmes>
The PCI does not operate any subsidy programmes
xiii) Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorizations granted by it
1. A list of Pharmacy institutions which have been permitted to conduct course/approved under section 12 of the Pharmacy Act, 1948 is available on the PCI website “www.pci.nic.in”. (click here)
2. There is no recipient of concessions.
xiv) Details in respect of the information available to or held by it reduced in an electronic form
All official information is accumulated
by the concerned Sections in files and
documents. However, information about functions
and activities are available on the PCI website
“www.pci.nic.in”.
xv) Particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information, including the working hours of a library or reading room, if maintained for public use
The PCI office remains open for public dealing on all working days. Office of the Council is open from 9.30 A.M. to 6.00 P.M. Public dealing hours are from 3.00 to 5.00 P.M. on all working days with a lunch break from 1.30 P.M. to 2.00 P.M. Office of the Council remains closed on Saturdays, Sundays and other declared Holidays.
xvi) Names, designations and other particulars of the
Public Information Officers
CENTRAL PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER
Smt. Pratima Tiwari, Deputy Secretary
Pharmacy Council of India
NBCC Centre, 3rd Floor,
Plot No.2, Community Centre,
Maa Anandamai Marg,
Okhla Phase - I
Landmark - (Near Hotel Crowne Plaza)
New Delhi - 110 020
011-61299900 (O)
E.Mail : registrar@pci.nic.in
CENTRAL ASSISTANT PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER
Shri Ashish Kushwaha, STA
Pharmacy Council of India
NBCC Centre, 3rd Floor,
Plot No.2, Community Centre,
Maa Anandamai Marg,
Okhla Phase - I
Landmark - (Near Hotel Crowne Plaza)
New Delhi - 110 020
011-61299900 (O)
E.Mail : registrar@pci.nic.in
APPELLATE AUTHORITY
Shri Anil Mittal,Registrar-cum-Secretary
Pharmacy Council of India
NBCC Centre, 3rd Floor,
Plot No.2, Community Centre,
Maa Anandamai Marg,
Okhla Phase - I
Landmark - (Near Hotel Crowne Plaza)
New Delhi - 110 020
011-61299900 (O)
E.Mail : registrar@pci.nic.in
xvii) Such other information as may be prescribed
All information relating to the
procedures of study of applications, inspections,
approval/dis-approval of course of study and examination in pharmacy etc.
and important decisions for students/institution is also
available in PCI website
“www.pci.nic.in”.
Information Pertaining to Application Fee and Other Charges
The person seeking information may apply
on a plain paper giving particulars of
information being sought and his/her correct address for communication.
- A request for obtaining information under sub-section (1) of section 6 shall be accompanied by an application fee of rupees ten by way of cash against proper receipt or by demand draft or bankers cheque or Indian Postal Order payable to the Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi.
- For providing the information under sub-section (1) of section 7, the fee shall be charged by way of cash against proper receipt or by demand draft or bankers cheque or Indian Post al Order payable to the Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi, at the following rates -
(a) rupees
two for each page (in A4 or A3 size paper) created or copied;
(b) actual charges or cost price of a copy in larger size
paper;
(c) actual cost or price for samples or models; and
(d) for inspection of records, no
fee for the first hour; and a fee
of rupees five for each subsequent hour (or fraction
thereof.)
For providing the information under sub-section (5) of section 7, the fee shall be charged by way of cash against proper receipt or by demand draft or bankers cheque or Indian Post al Order payable to the Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi at the following rates:-
(a) for information provided in diskette or floppy
rupees fifty per diskette or floppy;
and
(b) for information provided in printed
form at the price fixed for such
publication or rupees two per page of photocopy for extracts from the
publications.
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