Federation of Pharma Entrepreneurs (FOPE), a registered body catering to the needs of manufacturers of pharmaceutical segments in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, recently held its annual general body meeting in Dehradun. Under the Chairmanship of BK Gupta, more than 110 delegates from both the states and other areas participated in the meeting.
One of the key agendas was to elect a new team to take FOPE towards greater heights. A new trend was set by electing the entire team without going into formal election. RC Juneja, Chairman and Managing Director, Mankind Pharma, was unanimously elected as the Chairman of FOPE.
BK Gupta accepted the responsibility of Co-Chairman, BR Sikri was appointed as Co- Chairman, Vinod Kalani as the General Secretary and NS Bhatia as the treasurer. Vinod Gupta, SL Singla, JS Sudan, Charanjit Atreja and Sandeep Jain took the responsibilty as the Vice Chairman and others took the responsibilty as Secretary, Joint Secretaries and Executive members.
The delegates participated in detailed discussions on fixed drug combinations, (FDC), Generic versus Brands under section 33(P), bar code matter, uniform code of marketing practices and CBDT circular on gift to doctors. A presentation was also given by Singh Associates on Labour related issues. Yes Bank was the sponsor for the event and gave a presentation about their services with regards to mainly pharma segment. It was also decided to make FOPE as a national body expanding its presence beyond the states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Sub committees on excise and taxation, marketing, MSME, Pricing/DPCO, Publication, regulatory and technical, quality management, membership drive and international trade were also formed to give more positive services to the members.
FOPE will be starting distributing new awards to its members under various categories. Established six years ago, FOPE’s contribution to the members has created a positive impact and image in the market, such that the government has also started recognising its services to its members.
EP News Bureau – Mumbai
