constitution and function of pharmacy council of India

 pharmacy council of India :
The pharmacy council of India is  abbreviated by PCI , is a statutory body
constituted under pharmacy act 1948.
 The pharmacy act was passed by parliament to make better provision and practice of pharmacy throughout India. The pharmacy council of India is formed on 4 th march 1948. i.e 76 years agoThe Main purpose of this council is to Regulate the profession and practise of Pharmacy throughout the country.The Headquarters of PCI located in new delhi. The president of PCI is Dr. Montukumar Patel and vice president is Prof.(Dr.)Pramod Yeole. The Pharmacy Council of India is constituted by central government every five years.
 Constitution of PCI:
There are three types of members collectively forming the
PCI ,they are as follows:Elected members , nominated members and ex officio members
 Elected members:Why they are called as elected members because they are chosen by the process of voting. Six members are Elected by the University Grant commission (U.G.C) Among whom there shall be at least one teacher of each of the subjects : Pharmaceutical chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacognosy and Pharmacology respectively. Besides,1 member is Elected from the
Medical council of India and 1 member is Elected from State Council ,who shall be a registered Pharmacist.
 Nominated members: Why they are called Nominated members because they are nominated by different state governments and central government. 6 members are Nominated by the Central Government from whom at least 4 shall possess a degree or diploma in pharmacy and practicing Pharmacy or Pharmaceutical chemistry. 1 member is a Representative of the U.G.C. and a representative of the All India Council for Technical Education(A.I.C.T.E.) and 1 member is Nominated by each State Government, who shall be a registered Pharmacist. The third set of members are Ex-officio members: they are 3 in numbers like 1) Director General of Health Services. 2) Director of the Central Drugs Laboratory.3) Drugs Controller of India.
FUNCTION OF PCI: Main functions of central council are as follows:
1)  To prescribe the minimum standards of education required for qualification as a pharmacist and this can be provided by making the rules as a education regulation which prescribes minimum qualification for e.g admission , duration of course, details of syllabus ,practical training and examination, minimum facilities required for the conduct of course .
2) To regulate the minimum educational standards (for this purpose ,council appoints inspectors to inspect the instruction providing the minimum standards in education in pharmacy and report on the facilities available and decide whether the institutes should be recognized or not) 

3) To recognize the qualification granted outside the territories to which Pharmacy act 1948, extends i.e. the
approval of foreign qualification 

4)To compile and maintain a central register for pharmacist

5) They withdraw the approval, If the approved course /examination does not continue to be in conformity with the
educational standards prescribed by the PCI Any other function that may be assigned by
central council in the Advancement of objectives of pharmacy act 1948.
Let’s first see the objectives of this point , after completion of this lecture students will be able to understand the Regulation
of the Pharmacy education and status of Pharmacy profession in India. And second objective is to know the registration process under the Pharmacy act.