Patients across the country have saved around 15,000 crore rupees under government's initiative of ensuring 'Affordable, Quality Medicines for All'. Chemicals and Fertilisers Ministry has taken the step of fixation of ceiling prices and Maximum Retail Prices of essential and lifesaving drugs. <br />''<br />''<br />''This has resulted in patients saving over 5,000 crore rupees since then. Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Mansukh Lal Mandaviya said in a statement in Delhi yesterday that it is in addition to approximately 10 lakh heart patients saving around 8,000 crore rupees since fixation of ceiling prices of coronary stents. <br />''<br />''<br />''Around 1.5 lakh knee patients saved around 2,000 crore rupees since price fixation of knee implants. <br />''<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The minister said that it is a big step in ensuring that no citizen suffers due to lack of affordable and good quality medicines. </span><br />