The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW) has revised the draft National Pharmacy Commission (NPC) Bill, 2026, proposed for setting up the National Pharmacy Commission (NPC) and repealing the Pharmacy Act, 1948, after examining comments and suggestions received during the public consultation process.

Accordingly, the revised draft NPC Bill, 2026 has been uploaded on the website of MoH&FW under the ‘News and Highlights’ section  on July 1, 2026.

The notice seeks the comments of the general public/stakeholders in order to enrich the proposed legislation.

Comments may be furnished via e-mail at so.ahssecn-mohfw[at]gov[dot]in or by post to ‘Under Secretary (AHS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Kartavya Bhawan-1, 1st Floor, A-Wing, with the subject “Comments/Suggestions on the National Pharmacy Commission Bill, 2026” till July 31, 2026.