A disagreement broke out between Union Minister Mansukh L Mandaviya and NCP chief Nawab Malik on Saturday on the provision of antiviral drug remdesivir, which is used within the remedy of COVID-19. Malik, in a collection of tweets, alleged that the central government isn’t giving permission to numerous export-oriented items (EoUs) within the nation to promote the drug within the home market.

The allegations have been strongly refuted by the Minister of State of Chemical substances and Fertilisers Mandaviya who stated the federal government is making each effort to double the manufacturing of the drug within the nation.

“Tweets by @nawabmalikncp are stunning. It is stuffed with half truths and lies and the threats issued are unacceptable.He’s unaware of the bottom state of affairs. GoI has been in energetic contact with officers of GoM and is aiding with provide of Remdesivir in each method,” he tweeted.

He additional stated the federal government is within the technique of doubling the remdesivir manufacturing within the nation and has given specific permission to extra 20 vegetation since April 4 this 12 months. “Guaranteeing enough provide of Remdesivir to the individuals of Maharashtra stays our precedence,” he stated on Twitter.

In one other tweet, Mandaviya stated: “As per the Authorities’s file, there is just one unit of EoU and one in SEZ. We’ve got reached out to all of the Producers of Remdesivir. No such consignment is caught. I request you (Malik) to share the record of those 16 firms, availability of inventory and WHO-GMP with them.”

The central authorities is dedicated to doing every thing to assist the individuals, he added. Earlier Malik, a minister within the Maharashtra authorities, alleged that there have been 16 EoUs within the nation which have 20 lakh vials of remdesivir accessible with them.

“Since exports at the moment are banned by the federal government, these items are in search of permission to promote this drugs in our nation however central authorities is denying the identical,” he tweeted. The federal government says it needs to be offered solely by way of 7 firms which might be producing it, he famous. “These 7 firms are refusing to take accountability. This can be a decision-making disaster.

Whereas there’s a requirement of this drugs and availability too, a fast determination is the necessity of the hour,” he stated in a tweet. This downside should be solved and the vials should be provided to authorities hospitals in all states instantly, Malik stated.

On Friday, Chemical substances and Fertilisers Minister D V Sadananda Gowda had stated the federal government is taking all steps to speed up the manufacturing of remdesivir. The minister additionally talked about that whole 6.69 lakh vials of the drug have been made accessible to totally different states and union territories over the last 5 days.

Gowda additionally stated the Department of Pharmaceuticals and National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) are repeatedly monitoring the manufacturing of remdesivir. The manufacturing has gone up from 28 lakh vials per thirty days to 41 lakh vials per thirty days over the last week, he added.