Lok Sabha Question No. 3317 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: PLI Scheme for Bulk Drugs
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Parvesh Sahib Singh

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3317 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 th  MARCH, 2021

## PLI Scheme for Bulk Drugs

## 3317. SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH VERMA:

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

- (a) the details of applications received and selected under Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Bulk Drugs Scheme per State since the start of the scheme till date;
- (b) the details of the measures taken by the Government to promote the scheme;
- (c)  whether  steps  have  been  taken  to  establish  backward  linkages  with  Micro,  Small  and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs); and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI D.V. SADANANADA GOWDA)

- (a): In total 215 applications have been received for the 36 products spread across the 4  Target  Segments  for  the  PLI  schemes  for  Bulk  Drugs  from  all  over  the  country. Out of these, 33 applications have been approved by the Government till date. The details of the applications approved is at Annexure .
- (b) The Government promoted the Scheme by holding meetings with Industry Associations, manufacturers & investors. It also held interactions with number of State governments as well as  foreign  embassies.  The  Guidelines  of  the  Scheme  were  uploaded  on  the  Department's website for wider dissemination. The Scheme was also promoted through Print and Electronic Media as well as social media handles.
- (c)  &  (d):  Out  of  33  selected  companies,  six  are  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises (MSMEs) besides some newly incorporated entities. The Scheme provides minimum domestic value addition to be achieved by each approved applicant. Therefore, the large-scale projects approved under the Scheme will also accelerate domestic procurement, which will strengthen the eco system and marketplace for MSME sector.

Statement  referred  to  in  part  (a)  of  Reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Q.  No.  3317  for 16.03.2021 raised by SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH VERMA regarding PLI Scheme for Bulk Drugs

## DETAILS OF APPLICATIONS APPROVED UNDER THE PRODUCTION LINKED INCENTIVE SCHEME FOR BULK DRUGS

|   Sl. No. | Companies selected                                             | States                  | Products                            |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|         1 | M/s Aurobindo Pharma Limited (through Lyfius Pharma Pvt. Ltd.) | Andhra Pradesh          | Penicillin G                        |
|         2 | M/s Karnataka Antibiotics& Pharmaceuticals Ltd.                | Land yet to be acquired | 7 - ACA                             |
|         3 | M/s Aurobindo Pharma Limited (through Lyfius Pharma Pvt. Ltd.) | Andhra Pradesh          | 7 - ACA                             |
|         4 | M/s Aurobindo Pharma Limited (through Qule Pharma Pvt. Ltd.)   | Andhra Pradesh          | Erythromycin Thiocyanate (TIOC)     |
|         5 | M/s Kinvan Pvt. Ltd.                                           | Himachal Pradesh        | Clavulanic Acid                     |
|         6 | M/s Natural Biogenex Private Limited                           | Karnataka               | Betamethasone                       |
|         7 | M/s Natural Biogenex Private Limited                           | Karnataka               | Dexamethasone                       |
|         8 | M/s Natural Biogenex Private Limited                           | Karnataka               | Prednisolone                        |
|         9 | M/s Symbiotec Pharmalab Private Limited                        | Madhya Pradesh          | Prednisolone                        |
|        10 | M/s Macleods Pharmaceutical Limited                            | Gujarat                 | Rifampicin                          |
|        11 | M/s Optimus Drugs Private Limited                              | Andhra Pradesh          | Vitamin B1                          |
|        12 | M/s Sudarshan Pharma Industries Limited                        | Maharashtra             | Vitamin B1                          |
|        13 | M/s Optimus Drugs Private Limited                              | Andhra Pradesh          | Streptomycin                        |
|        14 | M/s Saraca Laboratories Limited                                | Andhra Pradesh          | 1,1 Cyclohexane Diacetic Acid (CDA) |
|        15 | M/s Emmennar Pharma Private Limited                            | Telangana               | 1,1 Cyclohexane Diacetic Acid (CDA) |
|        16 | M/s Hindys Lab Private Limited                                 | Telangana               | 1,1 Cyclohexane Diacetic Acid (CDA) |
|        17 | M/s Aarti Speciality Chemicals Limited                         | Gujarat                 | 2-Methyl-5Nitro- Imidazole (2-MNI)  |
|        18 | M/s Meghmani LLP                                               | Gujarat                 | Para amino phenol                   |
|        19 | M/s Sadhana Nitro Chem Limited*                                | Maharashtra             | Para amino phenol                   |
|        20 | Anasia Lab Private Limited                                     | Telangana               | Meropenem                           |
|        21 | Rajasthan Antibiotics Limited                                  | Rajasthan               | Meropenem                           |
|        22 | Centrient Pharmaceuticals India Private Limited                | Punjab                  | Atorvastatin                        |
|        23 | Anasia Lab Private Limited                                     | Telangana               | Olmesartan                          |
|        24 | Andhra Organics Limited                                        | Andhra Pradesh          | Olmesartan                          |
|        25 | Solana Life Sciences Private Limited                           | Madhya Pradesh          | Artesunate                          |

|   26 | RMC Performance Chemicals Private Limited   | Maharashtra    | Aspirin       |
|------|---------------------------------------------|----------------|---------------|
|   27 | Surya Remedies Private Limited              | Gujarat        | Ritonavir     |
|   28 | Honour Lab Limited                          | Andhra Pradesh | Lopinavir     |
|   29 | Hindys Lab Private Limited                  | Telangana      | Acyclovir     |
|   30 | Dasami Lab Private Limited                  | Telangana      | Carbamazepine |
|   31 | Dasami Lab Private Limited                  | Telangana      | Oxcarbazepine |
|   32 | Hetero Drugs Limited                        | Telangana      | Oxcarbazepine |
|   33 | Hazelo Lab Private Limited                  | Telangana      | Vitamin B6    |

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