Lok Sabha Question No. 6135 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-11
Subject: Pharma Sector
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: P.R. SUNDARAM, PR. SENTHILNATHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 6135 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 th  April, 2017

## Pharma Sector

6135.   SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any concrete measures to facilitate the Pharma sector in the country, particularly in Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether the Government has taken serious note on anomalies in Prices as well as quality  of  certain  medicines  marketed  by  different  pharma  companies  using  different brand names and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the total quantity and value of drugs/medicines imported and exported during the last three years; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to reduce the dependence on drugs imports and increase the production in our country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS; MINISTRY  OF  SHIPPING  AND  MINISTRY  OF  CHEMICALS  AND  FERTILIZERS (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a): The Government is implementing a Scheme titled Cluster Development Scheme for Pharma Sector (CDP-PS) under which financial assistance for common facilities is to be provided  to  these  clusters  by  the  Government.  The  Project  Management  Consultant (PMC) had called for  Expressions  of  Interest  (EOIs)  and  in  the  first  lot,  out  of  the  six EOIs, one M/s Chennai Pharma Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Complex (CPIIUC), Alathur  District  Kanchipuram,  Chennai,  Tamilnadu  has  been  found  suitable  by  the Scheme Steering Committee (SSC). As per the decision of the SSC, the first instalment of Rs. 1.40 Crore has been released to the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) i.e. M/s Chennai Pharma Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Complex (CPIIUC), Alathur District Kanchipuram, Chennai, Tamilnadu.
- (b): The prices of medicines sold in the country are regulated as per the provisions of Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 and any violation of these provisions is dealt as per this order. Similarly, the quality of medicines is controlled as per the provisions Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and any violation is dealt as per this Act.
- (c):  The total of quantity and value of drugs imported and exported during the last three years as informed  by  Ministry of Commerce  &  Industry,  Directorate  General  of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics (DGCIS) is attached at Annexure.
- (d): The policies of the Government are formulated to reduce dependence of imports and increase production in the country. This is an ongoing process. Besides this, the imports are mainly done on economic considerations.

IMPORT OF DRUGS AND PHARMACEUTICALS PRODUCTS:

ANNEXURE

| COMMODITY GROUP                | 2013-14   | 2013-14        | 2014-15   | 2014-15        | 2015-16   | 2015-16        |
|--------------------------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------|
|                                | QTY(KG)   | VAL(Rs Crores) | QTY(KG)   | VAL(Rs Crores) | QTY(KG)   | VAL(Rs Crores) |
| BULK DRUGS, DRUG INTERMEDIATES | 246466558 | 20277.72       | 249943709 | 20914.90       | 269168677 | 20932.43       |
| DRUG FORMULATIONS, BIOLOGICALS | 2226930   | 9419.39        | 2764877   | 10069.01       | 3287759   | 10198.27       |
| Grand Total                    | 248693488 | 29697.11       | 252708586 | 30983.91       | 272456436 | 31130.7        |

EXPORT OF DRUGS AND PHARMACEUTICALS PRODUCTS:

| COMMODITY GROUP                | 2013-14   | 2013-14        | 2014-15   | 2014-15        | 2015-16   | 2015-16        |
|--------------------------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------|
|                                | QTY(KG)   | VAL(Rs Crores) | QTY(KG)   | VAL(Rs Crores) | QTY(KG)   | VAL(Rs Crores) |
| BULK DRUGS, DRUG INTERMEDIATES | 305675878 | 23268.06       | 368351895 | 22949.60       | 351596651 | 23180.87       |
| DRUG FORMULATIONS, BIOLOGICALS | 353762206 | 68753.55       | 414637056 | 72275.00       | 375138871 | 81498.81       |
| Grand Total                    | 659438084 | 92021.61       | 782988951 | 95224.6        | 726735522 | 104679.68      |

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