With undue delay in the launch of a website for Andhra Pradesh Pharmacy Council (APPC), the officials and the security staff of the Council are experiencing the pressure as large numbers of newly graduated students and pharmacists are pouring in for registrations and renewals at the office.

Already the APPC is facing the staff crunch. On the top of it every day around 400 to 600 people are pouring in at the council’s office for renewals and registrations. This is creating huge pressure on the staff as they are not able to complete the targets in time due to overload of work.

“A website for APPC is very much required. If the website comes into force it will definitely reduce this mad rush and it will give a lot of relief not only to the staff but also to the candidates. Once the online registration system comes in place any one can register or renew from any part of the world without any hazels,” informed an official at the council.

To reduce the rush a token system is already in place, but with huge rush of pharmacists it doesn’t seem to work. Every day 300 to 400 freshly graduated D. Pharm, B. Pharm and M. Pharm students are standing in large queues to just collect the tokens. Another 300 to 400 people are coming every day for renewals. With large number people all round the situation at the council’s office is chaotic. As the office premises is located at the fourth floor in a commercial complex. There is not enough place for the candidates to stand and the entire office is congested having no systematic entry or exit points.

“We face the same problem from December to March every year. We are waiting for an online system to be introduced soon, this would definitely reduce the rush as well as the workload,” informed another staff of the council.

When enquired why the website for the APPC is delayed, sources at the Drug Control Administration informed that already the file is put before the concerned principal secretary at the secretariat. Once the government takes a decision the online process will be taken up immediately.

Even the much hyped online system of Andhra Pradesh Drug Control Administration (APDCA) was launched long back; it has not been in operation due to technical problems. People are hoping that at least in the New Year the state government will take a favourable decision and launch an exclusive website for APPC and avoid the inconvenience to the pharmacists across the state.