Lok Sabha Question No. 1423 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Spurious Medicine Racket
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: HARISH DWIVEDI, V. SATHYABAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1423

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25TH JULY, 2017 / SHRAVANA 3, 1939 (SAKA)

## SPURIOUS MEDICINE RACKET

†1423. SHRI HARISH CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI: SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any racket involving spurious medicines/drugs has been exposed/busted in various States of the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  total  quantity  of  spurious  medicines/drugs  confiscated  and  the number of persons apprehended in the said process during the last three years, State-wise;
- (c)  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  against  the  manufactures  of  spurious medicines and persons found guilty; and
- (d)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  curb  the  cases  of  manufacturing, supply and sale of spurious medicines in future?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a)  to  (c)  The  subject  of  spurious  medicines/drugs  is  under  the  administrative control of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. As conveyed by the Ministry of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  the  details  of  spurious,  adulterated  and  'not  of standard quality' drugs and action taken against offenders during the last three years  on  the  basis  of  the  reports  of  the  States/Union  territory  is  enclosed  as Annexure-A (2014-2015), A1(2015-2016) & A2(2016-2017).

## L.S.US.Q.NO.1423 FOR 25.07.2017

(d) The manufacture, sale and distribution of drugs in the country is regulated under  the provisions  of  Drugs  &  Cosmetics  Act,  1940  and  Rules,  1945 thereunder through a system of licensing and inspection. Licenses for manufacture, sale and distribution of drugs are granted by the State Licensing Authorities (SLAs) appointed by respective State Governments. SLAs are legally empowered  to  take  action  against  violation  of  any  provision  of  the  Act  and Rules. Manufacturing and marketing of banned drugs is a punishable offence.

Further,  the  Government  is  committed  to  ensuring  that  the  quality,  safety and efficacy of drugs are not compromised. With this in view, the Government has  taken  a  series  of  measures  including  strengthening  legal  provisions, workshops and training programmes for manufacturers and regulatory officials and measures such as risk based inspections.

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LS US Q No.-1423 for 25.07.2017

Page No. 1/3 of Annexure-A

## Number of samples tested and enforcement actions taken by State Drugs Controller during April 2014March 2015

| S.No   | States            |   No. of drugs samples tested | No. of drugs samples declared not of standard quality   | No. of drugs samples declared spurious/ adulterated   | No. of prosecution launched for manufacturin g, sale and distribution of spurious/ adulterated drugs                                                                                  | No. of cases (as mentioned in the earlier column) decided   | No. of person s arreste d   | Approx. value of drug seized   | No. of Raids Condu cted   | Action taken w.r.t no. of raids conducted                                                                                                                            |
|--------|-------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    |                          1270 | 10                                                      | 4                                                     | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                   | Nil                                                         | Nil 1010635                 | 505                            | Warnings Sos issued-198   | issued-6, issued-697,SCNS                                                                                                                                            |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh |                           272 | 7                                                       | 1 (Misbranded)                                        | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                   | Nil                                                         | Nil                         | Nil                            | Nil                       | Nil                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 3      | Assam             |                           767 | 39                                                      | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                   | Nil                                                         | Nil                         | Nil                            | Nil                       | Nil                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 4      | Bihar*            |                           682 | 11                                                      | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                   | Nil                                                         | Nil                         | Nil                            | 398                       | 158                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 5      | Goa               |                           473 | 11                                                      | Nil                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                                                     | Nil                                                         | Nil                         | Nil                            | Nil                       | Nil                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 6      | Gujarat           |                         11300 | 499                                                     | 5                                                     | 5                                                                                                                                                                                     | Nil                                                         | Nil                         | Nil                            | 5                         | Under investigation                                                                                                                                                  |
| 7      | Haryana           |                          2150 | 25                                                      | 2                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                                                     | Nil                                                         | Nil                         | Nil                            | 8306                      | 101- License Cancelled 187- License Suspended 12- Court case launched 01- warning issued 118- under investigation where Show cause notice issued 01- FIRs Registered |
|        | Himachal Pradesh  |                           881 | 31                                                      | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                   | NA                                                          | NA                          | NA                             | Nil                       | NA                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 9      | Jammu& Kashmir    |                          3478 | 42                                                      | 1                                                     | Prosecution permission granted & the same about to file                                                                                                                               | Nil                                                         | Nil                         | 18,65,950                      | Nil                       | Nil                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 10     | Karnataka         |                          6818 | 302                                                     | ….                                                    | 3                                                                                                                                                                                     | ….                                                          | ….                          | 527095                         | ….                        | ….                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 11     | Kerala            |                          4496 | 103                                                     | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                   | Nil                                                         | Nil                         | Nil                            | Nil                       | Nil                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 12     | Madhya Pradesh    |                          1761 | 27                                                      | 1                                                     | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                   | Nil                                                         | Nil                         | Nil                            | Nil                       | Nil                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 13     | Maharashtra       |                          4406 | 420                                                     | 25                                                    | 01 (2 samples, 1 prosecution order. 01 prosecution filed ) (in all 15 cases 13 prosecutionor der are issued) 11 sample,11 prosecution order 2 sample, 1 prosecution order 2 sample ,1 | 3                                                           | 13                          | 35006352                       | 33                        | 2 FIR launched 7 prosecution launched 19 under investigation, prosecution to be filed                                                                                |
| 14     | Manipur           |                            26 | Nil                                                     | Nil                                                   | order                                                                                                                                                                                 | Nil                                                         | Nil                         | Nil                            | Nil                       | Nil                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 15     | Meghalaya         |                            57 | 1                                                       | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                   | Nil                                                         | Nil                         |                                |                           |                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 16     | Mizoram           |                           103 | Nil                                                     | Nil                                                   | Nil Nil                                                                                                                                                                               | Nil                                                         | Nil Nil                     | Nil Nil                        | Nil Nil                   | Nil                                                                                                                                                                  |

|   S.No | States           | No. of drugs samples tested   | No. of drugs samples declared not of standard quality   | No. of drugs samples declared spurious/ adulterated   | No. of prosecution launched for manufacturin g, sale and distribution of spurious/ adulterated       | No. of cases (as mentioned in the earlier column) decided   | No. of person s arreste d   | Approx. value of drug seized   | No. of Raids Condu cted                                          | Action taken w.r.t no. of raids conducted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|--------|------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     17 | Nagaland         | 56                            | Nil                                                     | Nil                                                   | drugs Nil                                                                                            | Nil                                                         | Nil                         | Nil                            | Nil                                                              | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|     18 | Orissa           | 3915                          | 98                                                      | 1                                                     | 04 nos of seizure have been made during 2013- 14 and 02 nos of seizure have been made during 2014-15 | Nil                                                         | Nil                         | 97,240                         | 801(up to Feb 2015)                                              | (i) S.C.N. under rule 66 (1) are being issued against the I/R submitted by the D.I. after conducting raid. (ii) Steps have been taken for drug recall of N.S.Q. drugs under intimation to concerned D.C./F.D.A. for further action at their end and to send their action taken report along with investigation report for finalisation of further action against manufacturers with due recommendation of the screening committe of the State so constituted in complaince to guidelines of Central Govt (iii) .No. of seizure made: 23 |
|     19 | Punjab           | 2628                          | 61                                                      | 8                                                     | Nil                                                                                                  | Nil                                                         | Nil                         | 2218274                        | 2318                                                             | Action under process                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|     20 | Rajasthan        | 2167                          | 97                                                      | 3                                                     | 14                                                                                                   | 1                                                           | 4                           | 2929097                        | 316                                                              | 28 and (one case accused Convicted for 7 years and Penalty 7 laks Rupees )                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|     21 | Sikkim           | 87                            | 1                                                       | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                  | Nil                                                         | Nil                         | Nil                            | Nil                                                              | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|     22 | Tamilnadu        | 9498                          | 387                                                     | 2                                                     | 2                                                                                                    | Nil                                                         | Nil                         | Nil                            | 240 raids have been conduc ted during the said peiod against the | 450 sanction orders have been issued for launching prosecutions before the concerned court.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|     23 | Tripura          | 679                           | 22                                                      | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                  | Nil                                                         | Nil                         | Nil                            | es. 3                                                            | under process                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|     24 | Uttar Pradesh    | 10440                         | 1384                                                    | 28                                                    | 122                                                                                                  | 0                                                           | 68                          | 4833868                        | 1089                                                             | 64 FIR were lodged and 68 persons were arrested                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|     25 | West Bengal      | 842                           | 22                                                      | 1                                                     | Nil                                                                                                  | Nil                                                         | Nil                         | Nil                            | 5                                                                | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|     26 | Pondicherry      | Nil                           | Nil                                                     | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                  | Nil                                                         | Nil                         | Nil                            | Nil                                                              | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|     27 | Andaman& Nicobar | Nil                           | Nil                                                     | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                  | Nil                                                         | Nil                         | Nil                            | Nil                                                              | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|     28 | Chandigarh       | 153                           | 3                                                       | None                                                  | None                                                                                                 | None                                                        | None                        | 183000                         | 1                                                                | Prosecution to be launched                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|     29 | Delhi            | 29                            | 1                                                       | 1                                                     | Nil                                                                                                  | Nil                                                         | Nil                         | 19000                          | 1                                                                | FIR Launched                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |

| S.No   | States              | No. of drugs samples tested   | No. of drugs samples declared not of standard quality   | No. of drugs samples declared spurious/ adulterated   | No. of prosecution launched for manufacturin g, sale and distribution of spurious/ adulterated drugs   | No. of cases (as mentioned in the earlier column) decided   | No. of person s arreste d   | Approx. value of drug seized     | No. of Raids Condu cted   | Action taken w.r.t no. of raids conducted                                                                                                          |
|--------|---------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 30     | Dadra& Nagar Haveli | Nil                           | Nil                                                     | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                    | Nil                                                         | Nil                         | Nil                              | Nil                       | Nil                                                                                                                                                |
| 31     | Daman& Diu          | 60                            | Nil                                                     | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                    | Nil                                                         | Nil                         | Nil                              | Nil                       | Nil                                                                                                                                                |
| 32     | Lakshadweep         | Nil                           | Nil                                                     | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                    | Nil                                                         | Nil                         | Nil                              | Nil                       | Nil                                                                                                                                                |
| 33     | Chattisgarh         | 464                           | 24                                                      | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                    | Nil                                                         | Nil                         | Nil                              | Nil                       | Nil                                                                                                                                                |
| 34     | Jharkhand           | 343                           | 29                                                      | Nil                                                   | 2                                                                                                      | 6                                                           | Nil                         | 140000                           | 17                        | F.I.R. -04 Licence Cancelled-01 Licence Suspended-01                                                                                               |
| 35     | Uttarakhand         | 182                           | 10                                                      | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                    | Nil                                                         | Nil                         | Nil                              | 4                         | Manufacturing license of 06 mfg. units has been suspended for further order sure due found violatin of provisions of D & C Act & Rules thereunder. |
| 36     | Telangana           | 3716                          | 35                                                      | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                    | Nil                                                         | Nil                         | 94,20,600 (in the month of April | Nil                       | Nil                                                                                                                                                |
| Total  | Total               | 74199                         | 3702                                                    | 83                                                    | 152                                                                                                    | 10                                                          | 85                          | 58251111                         | 14042                     | ---                                                                                                                                                |

LS US Q No.-1423 for 25.07.2017

## Number of samples tested and enforcement actions taken by  State Drugs Controller during 1st April 2015 to 31st March 2016

|   S.No. | States            | No. of drugs samples tested   | No. of drugs samples declared not of standard quality   | No. of drugs samples declared spurious/ adulterated   | No. of prosecution launched for manufacturing, sale and distribution of spurious/ adulterated drugs   | No. of cases (as mentioned in the earlier column) decided   | No. of persons arrested   | Approx. value of drug seized           |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh    | 2711                          | 113                                                     | 90                                                    | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | 1614601                                |
|       2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 231                           | 17                                                      | 2 (1 Surious + 1 misbranded)                          | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | Nil                                    |
|       3 | Assam             | 795                           | 21                                                      | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | Nil                                    |
|       4 | Bihar***          | 354                           | 3                                                       | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                         | 3                         | Nil                                    |
|       5 | Goa               | 521                           | 8                                                       | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | Nil                                    |
|       6 | Gujarat           | 13425                         | 448                                                     | 8                                                     | 42                                                                                                    | 0                                                           | 0                         | 0                                      |
|       7 | Haryana           | 2262                          | 38                                                      | 3                                                     | 3                                                                                                     | Nil                                                         | 1                         | Nil                                    |
|       8 | Himachal Pradesh  | 936                           | 24                                                      | Nil                                                   | 1                                                                                                     | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | Mostly Govt. Supply                    |
|       9 | Jammu& Kashmir    | 2565                          | 54                                                      | 1                                                     | 1                                                                                                     | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | 27,04,443                              |
|      10 | Karnataka         | 8086                          | 563                                                     | Nil                                                   | 1                                                                                                     | 02 Cases filed earlier decided during this period           | Nil                       | Value of NSQ drug seized Rs. 33,66,850 |
|      11 | Kerala            | 5220                          | 152                                                     | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | Nil                                    |
|      12 | Madhya Pradesh    | 1622                          | 24                                                      | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | Nil                                    |
|      13 | Maharashtra       | 3778                          | 351                                                     | 31                                                    | (31) In all cases, prosecution orders are issued                                                      | invetigation in progress                                    | 1                         | Rs.1,01,58,938/-                       |
|      14 | Manipur           | Nil                           | Nil                                                     | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | Nil                                    |
|      15 | Meghalaya         | 131                           | 16                                                      | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | Nil                                    |
|      16 | Mizoram           | 98                            | 7 (1 Sample is Misbranded)                              | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | Rs. 15 Lacs.                           |
|      17 | Nagaland          | 25                            | 1                                                       | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | Nil                                    |

|   S.No. | States            | No. of drugs samples tested   | No. of drugs samples declared not of standard quality   | No. of drugs samples declared spurious/ adulterated   | No. of prosecution launched for manufacturing, sale and distribution of spurious/ adulterated drugs   | No. of cases (as mentioned in the earlier column) decided   | No. of persons arrested   | Approx. value of drug seized   |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|      18 | Orissa*           | 3678                          | 93                                                      | 1                                                     | 26                                                                                                    | Nil                                                         | 1                         | 641583/- Spurious drugs        |
|      19 | Punjab            | 2791                          | 165                                                     | 37                                                    | 3 Action under process in rest of cases                                                               | Under trial                                                 | 2                         | 2,51,06,982/-                  |
|      20 | Rajasthan         | 3297                          | 208                                                     | 3                                                     | 26                                                                                                    | -                                                           | -                         | 2026.50                        |
|      21 | Sikkim            | 105                           | Nil                                                     | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | Nil                            |
|      22 | Tamilnadu         | 9842                          | 478                                                     | 4                                                     | 3                                                                                                     | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | Nil                            |
|      23 | Tripura           | 627                           | 16                                                      | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | Nil                            |
|      24 | Uttar Pradesh     | 7326                          | 782                                                     | 45                                                    | 119                                                                                                   | Nil                                                         | 48                        | Rs 85,32,071/-                 |
|      25 | West Bengal       | 722                           | 24                                                      | 1                                                     | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | Nil                            |
|      26 | Pondicherry       | 84                            | Nil                                                     | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | Nil                            |
|      27 | Andaman & Nicobar | Nil                           | Nil                                                     | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | Nil                            |
|      28 | Chandigarh        | 151                           | 5                                                       | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | Rs. 22,976/-                   |
|      29 | Delhi             | 40                            | 9                                                       | 5                                                     | 5                                                                                                     | Nil                                                         | 3                         | 10 Lakhs                       |

| S.No .                                             | States                                             | No. of drugs samples tested                        | No. of drugs samples declared not of standard quality   | No. of drugs samples declared spurious/ adulterated   | No. of prosecution launched for manufacturing, sale and distribution of spurious/ adulterated drugs   | No. of cases (as mentioned in the earlier column) decided   | No. of persons arrested                            | Approx. value of drug seized                       |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 30                                                 | Dadra& Nagar Haveli                                | Nil                                                | Nil                                                     | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                         | Nil                                                | Nil                                                |
| 31                                                 | Daman& Diu                                         | 7                                                  | Nil                                                     | Nil                                                   | NA                                                                                                    | Nil                                                         | Nil                                                | Nil                                                |
| 32                                                 | Lakshadweep                                        | Nil                                                | Nil                                                     | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                         | Nil                                                | Nil                                                |
| 33                                                 | Chattisgarh                                        | 33                                                 | 12                                                      | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                         | Nil                                                | 2,000                                              |
| 34                                                 | Jharkhand                                          | 573                                                | 29                                                      | Nil                                                   | 26                                                                                                    | Nil                                                         | -                                                  | -                                                  |
| 35                                                 | Uttarakhand                                        | 88                                                 | 17                                                      | -                                                     | -                                                                                                     | -                                                           | -                                                  | -                                                  |
| 36                                                 | Telangana                                          | 2462                                               | 25                                                      | 3                                                     | 2                                                                                                     | -                                                           | -                                                  | 661000/-                                           |
| Total                                              | Total                                              | 74,586                                             | 3703                                                    | 234                                                   | 289                                                                                                   | 2                                                           | 59                                                 | 55313470.5 + Govt. Supply                          |
| (*) = Data as on April 2015 to Feb 2016            | (*) = Data as on April 2015 to Feb 2016            | (*) = Data as on April 2015 to Feb 2016            | (*) = Data as on April 2015 to Feb 2016                 | (*) = Data as on April 2015 to Feb 2016               | (*) = Data as on April 2015 to Feb 2016                                                               | (*) = Data as on April 2015 to Feb 2016                     | (*) = Data as on April 2015 to Feb 2016            | (*) = Data as on April 2015 to Feb 2016            |
| (**)= Includes 02 raids with Delhi Police officers | (**)= Includes 02 raids with Delhi Police officers | (**)= Includes 02 raids with Delhi Police officers | (**)= Includes 02 raids with Delhi Police officers      | (**)= Includes 02 raids with Delhi Police officers    | (**)= Includes 02 raids with Delhi Police officers                                                    | (**)= Includes 02 raids with Delhi Police officers          | (**)= Includes 02 raids with Delhi Police officers | (**)= Includes 02 raids with Delhi Police officers |

## Number of samples tested and enforcement actions taken by State Drugs Controller during 1st April, 2016 to 31th March, 2017

| S.No.   | States            |   No. of drugs samples tested | No. of drugs samples declared not of standard quality   | No. of drugs samples declared spurious/ adulterated   | No. of prosecution launched for manufacturing, sale and distribution of spurious/ adulterated drugs   | No. of cases (as mentione d in the earlier column) decided   | No. of persons arrested   | Approx. value of drug seized   | No. of Raids Conducted   | Action taken w.r.t no. of raids conducted                                                   |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |                          2979 | 22                                                      | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                          | Nil                       | 1356740 3                      | Nil                      | Nil                                                                                         |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |                            47 | 1                                                       | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                          | Nil                       | Nil                            | Nil                      | Nil                                                                                         |
| 3       | Assam             |                           745 | 43                                                      | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                          | Nil                       | Nil                            | Nil                      | Nil                                                                                         |
| 4       | Bihar*            |                           397 | 11                                                      | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | 6                                                            | 16                        | 2631181 7                      | 78                       | 47                                                                                          |
| 5       | Goa               |                           534 | 17                                                      | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                          | Nil                       | Nil                            | Nil                      | Nil                                                                                         |
| 6       | Gujarat           |                         11071 | 535                                                     | 22                                                    | 2                                                                                                     | Nil                                                          | Nil                       | Nil                            | 3                        | under Investigation                                                                         |
| 7       | Haryana           |                          1901 | 12                                                      | 1                                                     | 5                                                                                                     | 1                                                            | Nil                       | Nil                            | 6890                     | -                                                                                           |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh  |                          1001 | 36                                                      | 5                                                     | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                          | Nil                       | Nil                            | Nil                      | Nil                                                                                         |
| 9       | Jammu& Kashmir    |                          2958 | 60                                                      | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                          | Nil                       | 1398393 7                      | Nil                      | Nil                                                                                         |
| 10      | Karnataka         |                          8217 | 468                                                     | Nil                                                   | 2                                                                                                     | Nil                                                          | Nil                       | 21 Lakhs NSQ Drugs             | -                        | Nil                                                                                         |
| 11      | Kerala            |                          8934 | 140                                                     | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                          | Nil                       | Nil                            | Nil                      | Nil                                                                                         |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh    |                          1624 | 15                                                      | 3                                                     | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                          | Nil                       | Nil                            | Nil                      | Nil                                                                                         |
| 13      | Maharashtra       |                          4592 | 335                                                     | 33                                                    | In all cases, prosecution orders are issued &In 4 cases prosecution are filed in the Court.           | Nil                                                          | 1                         | 392235                         | 10                       | 7                                                                                           |
| 14      | Manipur*          |                            19 | Nil                                                     | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                          | Nil                       | Nil                            | Nil                      | Nil                                                                                         |
| 15      | Meghalaya*        |                            97 | Nil                                                     | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                          | Nil                       | Nil                            | Nil                      | Nil                                                                                         |
| 16      | Mizoram           |                            79 | 8                                                       | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                          | Nil                       | Nil                            | Nil                      | Nil                                                                                         |
| 17      | Nagaland          |                            22 | Nil                                                     | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                          | Nil                       | Nil                            | Nil                      | Nil                                                                                         |
| 18      | Orissa            |                          4036 | 113                                                     | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                          | Nil                       | Nil                            | 851                      | Nil                                                                                         |
| 19      | Punjab            |                          2750 | 58                                                      | 16                                                    | 12 (Action under process in rest of cases)                                                            | 1                                                            | 3                         | 17,71,72 5                     | 1389                     | 1 court case has been launched rest of the cases are under investigation                    |
| 20      | Rajasthan         |                          2545 | 147                                                     | 30                                                    | 3                                                                                                     | 2                                                            | 15                        | 1615137. 47                    | 13                       | 1- process in court for withdraw retesting request by manufacturers 12- under investigation |
|         | Sikkim            |                           102 | 3                                                       | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                                   | Nil                                                          | Nil                       | Nil                            | Nil                      | Nil                                                                                         |
| 21 22   | Tamilnadu         |                          9510 | 392                                                     | 4                                                     | 6 #                                                                                                   | Nil                                                          | Nil                       | Nil                            | 447                      | 370 #                                                                                       |

| S.No.   | States              | No. of drugs samples tested   | No. of drugs samples declared not of standard quality   | No. of drugs samples declared spurious/ adulterated   | No. of prosecution launched for manufacturing, sale and distribution of spurious/ adulterated   | No. of cases (as mentioned in the earlier column) decided   | No. of persons arrested   | Approx. value of drug seized   | No. of Raids Conducted   | Action taken w.r.t no. of raids conducted                                                                                                                                                |
|---------|---------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 23      | Tripura             | 1151                          | 10                                                      | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                             | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | Nil                            | Nil                      | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 24      | Uttar Pradesh       | 7357                          | 222                                                     | 3                                                     | 106                                                                                             | 2                                                           | 54                        | 142,35,568                     | 1119                     | FIR- 57,persons arrested- 54,Total seizure-Rs. 14235568                                                                                                                                  |
| 25      | West Bengal         | 683                           | 36                                                      | 4                                                     | 6                                                                                               | Nil                                                         | 4                         | Nil                            | 4                        | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 26      | Pondicherry         | 3                             | Nil                                                     | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                             | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | Nil                            | Nil                      | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 27      | Andaman & Nicobar * | Nil                           | Nil                                                     | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                             | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | Nil                            | 10                       | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 28      | Chandigarh          | 86                            | 2                                                       | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                             | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | Nil                            | Nil                      | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 29      | Delhi               | 278                           | 18                                                      | 2                                                     | 5                                                                                               | 5                                                           | Nil                       | 15000                          | 35                       | Total 289 firms were inspected out of which 82 firms were found contravening various provisions of Drugs and Cosmetics Rules,1945. Action has been initiated/ taken against erring firms |
| 30      | Dadra& Nagar Haveli | 4                             | Nil                                                     | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                             | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | Nil                            | Nil                      | as per Rules. Nil                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 31      | Daman& Diu          | Nil                           | Nil                                                     | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                             | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | Nil                            | Nil                      | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 32      | Lakshadweep         | Nil                           | Nil                                                     | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                             | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | Nil                            | Nil                      | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 33      | Chattisgarh         | 15                            | 2                                                       | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                             | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | 468895                         | 1                        | Case is under investigation                                                                                                                                                              |
| 34      | Jharkhand           | 148                           | 13                                                      | Nil                                                   | 6                                                                                               | Nil                                                         | 13                        | 2807000                        | 66                       | Suspension- 34 Procecution - 35 Cancellation - 05 FIR -28                                                                                                                                |
| 35      | Uttarakhand         | 217                           | 22                                                      | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                             | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | Nil                            | 5                        | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 36      | Telangana           | 2619                          | 39                                                      | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                                                             | Nil                                                         | Nil                       | Nil                            | Nil                      | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Total   | Total               | 76,721                        | 2,780                                                   | 123                                                   | 186                                                                                             | 17                                                          | 106                       | 7,72,68,717.5                  | 10,921                   | -                                                                                                                                                                                        |