Medicines pris increases in fY 2025-26: The financial year 2025-26 has started in the country from 1 April i.e. today and the increase in prices of 900 essential medicines has also come into force from the very first day of the new financial year i.e. on Tuesday (April 1, 2025). The National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA) has announced an increase of up to 1.74 percent in the prices of more than 900 essential medicines. The list of drugs with these increased prices includes medicines for diseases like critical infection, heart disease, diabetes.

Minister replied in Lok Sabha

Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Anupriya Patel gave a written reply to the increase in the price of medicines in the Lok Sabha. In his written reply, he said, “According to the provisions of Drugs (Price Control) Order, 2013 (DPCO, 2013), all scheduled drug prices are amended every year based on wholesale Price Index (WPI) (all commodities). The rate of 0.00551 percent was increased. ”

He said, “NPPA has fixed the retail prices of new drugs, according to DPCO’s paragraph 2 (1) (U).

Which drug prices increased,

According to a report by Financial Express, the price of 250mg and 500mg of Antibiotic Agethromycin has been fixed at Rs 11.87 and Rs 23.98 per tablet respectively.

• The price of dry syrup containing amoxicillin and cleavulonic acid has been fixed at Rs 2.09 per milliliter.
• The maximum price of diclofenac (pen keeper) has been fixed at Rs 2.09 per tablet.
• Ibruprofen (pen keeper)

– 200 mg: 0.72 rupees per tablet

– 400 mg: 1.22 rupees per tablet

• The price of diabetes drugs (Depagliflose + metformin + hydrochloride + glimpyride) has been prescribed around 12.74 per tablet.
• Esiclovir (antiviral)

– 200 mg: Rs 7.74 per tablet

– 400 Mg: Rs 13.90 per tablet

• Hydroxychloro

– 200 mg: Rs 6.47 per tablet

– 400 Mg: Rs 14.04 per tablet has been fixed.

Drug manufactures can increase medicines prices

However, drug manufactures can increase the maximum retail prices of these drugs based on WPI without any acceptance of the central government.

Tamil nadu’s CM mk stalin: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President MK Stalin called for party workers on Sunday (March 30). The Chief Minister requested the party workers to work hard in the assembly elections to be held in 2026, defeating all the conspiracies of the BJP and saving the state.

MK Stalin addressed DMK workers

Chief Minister MK Stalin participated in the online reception ceremony organized by DMK unit through video conferencing in Erode South district to ensure the victory of the party in the East-election of Erode East in the evening of Sunday (March 30). During this, he also addressed party workers. However, Stalin’s speech was released on Monday (31 March).

He said, “Tamil Nadu and DMK are at the forefront of eliminating the conspiracies of the BJP -led central government. So they will create new enemies and plays for us in many ways. We have seen this happening for 75 years. We have the power to thwart all their strategies and that strength is you (cadre).”

,There is no place for politics of hatred on Tamil Nadu land, Stalin

Stalin further said, “DMK workers have proved that there is no place for those who do politics of hatred on the land of Periyar EV Ramaswamy’s self-esteem movement.” There itself. During this, he told how DMK has won all elections in Tamil Nadu since 2018. Apart from this, he also mentioned the completion of 4 years of the state government and the recent victory in Erode East by -election.

He said, “This is a refresem for our government. Assembly elections are going to be held in the state in the next one year and during this time we are going to face many conspiracies of opposition parties. They are working hard to defeat us and are talking about a very lower level. So, let’s once again give the party a historic victory in the 2026 assembly elections. “