Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement that seven additional rare diseases will be added to the customs duty exemption list brought significant relief to many families ...

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Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget, said the duty exemption would directly help reduce the prices of critical drugs used across multiple cancer treatments.

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The exemption applies to a set of high-cost cancer medicines commonly used in advanced and complex stages of the disease.

The Union Budget had room for cancer care, mental health, biopharma, and even wellness narratives. But in a country choking ...