Chandigarh July 6: Haryana Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal here today accorded approval to a proposal for framing of Haryana Health Department Pharmacist (Group-A) Service Rules, 2019.

Earlier, the Government had accorded the sanction to create one post of Deputy Director (Pharmacy) at Head Quarter. But the post of Deputy Director (Pharmacy) could not be filled as at that time there was no Class-II (Group-B) in the cadre of Pharmacist and Chief Pharmacist and Service Rules for Deputy Director (Pharmacy) was not prepared. The Government declared the post of Chief Pharmacist in Health Department as Class-II (Group-B) with immediate effect. Therefore, the post of Deputy Director (Pharmacy) can be filled by promotion amongst the Chief Pharmacists.

The post of Deputy Director (Pharmacy) is of higher responsibility which will revamp and modernize pharmacy services in the State and will improve pharmaceutical care by planning, managing and monitoring the services. The post of Deputy Director (Pharmacy) will create better co-ordination amongst Pharmacists, Senior Pharmacists, Chief Pharmacists and the Government.