Kulgam, Apr 25: The Drug Control Authority Kulgam has intensified its enforcement drive under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, suspending 11 licences during raids and inspections across the district.
The inspections were carried out in Kulgam town, Pahloo, Devsar, D.K. Marg, Qazigund, Frisal, Kadder, Behibagh and Tengjan.
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Officials said several medical shops were served show-cause notices, while some establishments were sealed for violating provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.
The drive was conducted in coordination with local police stations to check misuse of scheduled drugs and ensure compliance with regulations.
Authorities also held awareness programmes for chemists, directing them to maintain proper sale records and dispense scheduled medicines only against prescriptions issued by registered doctors.
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Meanwhile, in a separate case, the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Kulgam imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 this month for failure to maintain sale records of scheduled drugs.
