Medical shops to remain open in NTR district on May 20 during nationwide bandh
Medical shops in NTR district will remain open during the nationwide bandh on May 20 to ensure the availability of medicines. The decision follows a call by the All India Organisation of Chemists & Druggists against illegal online medicine sales. Local authorities have arranged for monitoring and coordination to maintain the supply of medications during the bandh.
- ▪Medical shops in NTR district will remain open on May 20 during the nationwide bandh.
- ▪The bandh is called by the All India Organisation of Chemists & Druggists to protest illegal online medicine sales.
- ▪Local officials have made arrangements to ensure the uninterrupted availability of medicines to the public.
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Officials in the Drugs Control Administration of NTR District stated on Tuesday (May 19, 2026) that necessary arrangements have been made to ensure the uninterrupted availability of medicines to the public in the district, in view of the proposed nationwide bandh on Wednesday (May 20).All India Organisation of Chemists & Druggists (AIOCD) gave the call for the bandh against illegal online medicine sales. NTR District Chemists and Druggists Association and The Krishna District Wholesale Drug Trade Association are participating in the bandh.Medical shops in important centres, located on the hospital premises, clinics and nursing homes, generic medical shops and MedPlus stores functioning in NTR district will remain open, officials said.Further, all drugs inspectors of NTR district have been…
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