• The National Action Plan on Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance (NAP-AMR), led by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), was launched during the 12th five-year plan (2012-2017) in alignment with the Global Action Plan-AMR

• Recent initiatives include:

1. Establishment of the National AMR Surveillance Network (NARS-Net) to gather quality data on AMR,

2. An amendment to Drug and Cosmetics Rules for labeling medicine with withdrawal period of drug of containers for food-producing animals

3. Guidelines on judicious antibiotic use for ailing animals

4. Sensitization of State Drug Controllers/other stakeholders on drug prescription concerns

5.  Empowerment of State Licensing Authorities(SLAs) to enforce drug distribution compliance.

• Union Minister Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar communicated these updates in a Lok Sabha reply.

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