“There will be availability of cheaper lifesaving and essential drugs to people by setting up generic medicine outlets at all govt district hospitals in the country. These outlets will sell about 500 generic medicines, which will be 25 to 40 per cent cheaper than the regular [branded] ones. I would hold discussions in this regard with the Chief Ministers of all States & also try to combine similar State programmes, if any, with that of Union govt’s to provide better service to the needy and the poor. Such outlets were being planned at government hospitals mainly because poor people visit these hospitals.” -Anant Kumar