'India has enough stock of medicines, fertilizers, PPE': Union Min Gowda assures citizens

Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Sananda Gowda on Friday said that India has sufficient stock of medicine and fertilizers and citizens need t panic. He said that government assesses domestic requirements of medicines and fertilizers on a daily basis.

're is problem of Hydroxychloroquine'

While speaking to news ncy ANI, he said, "As of w, re is problem of Hydroxychloroquine. Every day we assess what is requirement for domestic consumption and what is in excess that can be exported. We always maintain stock for 10 days with us. We have sufficient Hydroxychloroquine tablets. People of country need t to panic... All medicines, personal protection equipment (PPE), masks and sanitiser are in sufficient quantity, so re is need to panic."  

"re is problem with fertilizers. State governments have sufficient stock of fertilizers. All factories have started production. We are in touch with agricultural ministries of states. We are providing sufficient fertilizer to farmers of country," he ded. minister said that re were some transportation problems in early days of lockdown but things have become rmal w.

He furr said that government has plans to tackle any situation. He ded that only those items are being exported which are in excess of domestic consumption. 

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