Indians giving info on counterfeit drugs will now get rewarded.

"According to the policy, the reward — a maximum of 20% of the total cost of consignments seized — will be payable to the informer which should not exceed Rs 25 lakh in each case. In respect to an officer in the government or in the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), the reward will not exceed Rs 5 lakh for one case and a maximum of Rs 30 lakh in his or her entire service."

Health ministry, however, estimates that 5% of drugs sold in India are counterfeit while 0.3% are spurious. A counterfeit medicine is one that has no active ingredient or is an expired drug which has been re-labelled and sold. It's different from a fake drug, which may not resemble the original in any way.

Only 5% od drugs sold in India are fake because most fakes are exported :-)

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