<h1>Government Maintains Tax Concessions on Life-Saving Drugs; No Changes Recommended by Health Ministry or Pharma Department.</h1> The government offers tax concessions on certain medicines, exempting life-saving drugs listed in Notification No. 12/2012-Customs from basic customs and excise duties. Other specified drugs attract a reduced customs duty of 5% and no excise duty. Requests for duty exemptions on bulk drugs are reviewed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Department of Pharmaceuticals. Currently, no recommendations for changing these duties have been received from these departments, as stated by a government official in a written response to a parliamentary question.