Lok Sabha Question No. 294 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Manufacturing Units of Ayurvedic Medicines
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Sunil Kumar, Jual Oram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.294 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## MANUFACTURING UNITS OF AYURVEDIC MEDICINES

## †*294. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR: SHRI JUAL ORAM:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  and  details  of  manufacturing  units  across  the  country  for  production  of medicines from precious and rare plants along with the criteria for the selection of location in this regard;
- (b)  whether  there  is  any  plan  to  set  up  a  production  unit  in  Valmiki  Nagar,  Bihar  near Terai region of Nepal, an area covered by forests;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d)  the  number  of  new  units  set  up  during  the  last  year  for  production  of  Ayurvedic medicines;
- (e) the details of States where these manufacturing units have been set up; and
- (f) the number and details of persons employed in the Ayurvedic medicines manufacturing units across the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF AYUSH

## (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

- (a) to (f) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.294* FOR 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

(a) There  are  about  8407  Ayush  licensed  manufacturing  units,  out  of  which  7345 (Ayurveda), 151 (Siddha), 566 (Unani) and 345 (Homoeopathy) manufacturers producing Ayush products as on 1-4-2019 Details as per Annexure-1 .  The criteria for location and premises  along  with  other  requirements  for  Ayush  production  units  are  specified  under Schedule-T of Drugs Rules, 1945.

(b) and (c) No such proposal has been received by the Ministry of Ayush. However, if any person desires to set up production unit of Ayush medicines are required to obtain licence from  the  concerned  State  Licensing  Authority  in  accordance  with  the  requirements specified under Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules made thereunder.

(d) and (e) The State Licensing Authority responsible for granting license for manufacturing of Ayurvedic drugs have reported establishment of 593 new companies in the past one year (from 1-4-2020 to 31-3-2021). Details as per Annexure-2 .

(f) Most of the manufacturing units are under the private management and some are under State  Government  management.  Rule  157  of  the  Drugs  Rules,  1945  specifies  the requirement of technical manpower in the Ayurvedic manufacturing units. There are three production units  which  are  functioning  under  the  aegis  of  Central  Government,  namely Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL), Mohan, Almora, Uttarakhand, a Central Public Sector Undertaking under the aegis of Ministry of AYUSH and  Karnataka  Anitbiotics  and  Pharmaceuticals  Limited(KAPL)  under  the  aegis  of Ministry  of  Chemicals  Fertilizers.  IMPCL  has  456  employees  (including  regular  and contractual staff), KAPL has 681 employees (including regular and contractual staff) and Goa Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Limited (GAPL), a premier Central Public Sector Pharma Company, is a subsidiary of HLL Lifecare Limited under the administrative control of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India has 25 Executive and 150 Non-Executive employees.

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Annexure-1

## State-wise/System-wise number of Licensed Pharmacies under AYUSH as on 01-04-2019

| S.No.   | State / UT        | Ayurveda   | Unani   | Siddha   | Homoeopathy   | Total   |
|---------|-------------------|------------|---------|----------|---------------|---------|
| (1)     | (2)               | (3)        | (4)     | (5)      | (6)           | (7)     |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 288        | 9       | 0        | 7             | 304     |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 1          | 0       | 0        | 0             | 1       |
| 3       | Assam             | 40         | 0       | 0        | 0             | 40      |
| 4       | Bihar             | 191        | 23      | 0        | 38            | 252     |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 32         | 0       | 0        | 0             | 32      |
| 6       | Delhi             | 83         | 20      | 0        | 0             | 103     |
| 7       | Goa               | 6          | 0       | 0        | 0             | 6       |
| 8       | Gujarat           | 578        | 0       | 0        | 9             | 587     |
| 9       | Haryana           | 514        | 4       | 0        | 0             | 518     |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh  | 132        | 0       | 0        | 6             | 138     |
| 11      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 8          | 5       | 0        | 2             | 15      |
| 12      | Jharkhand         | 19         | 0       | 0        | 8             | 27      |
| 13      | Karnataka         | 210        | 0       | 0        | 12            | 222     |
| 14      | Kerala            | 897        | 4       | 4        | 0             | 905     |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh    | 555        | 8       | 0        | 21            | 584     |
| 16      | Maharashtra       | 725        | 0       | 0        | 0             | 725     |
| 17      | Manipur           | 0          | 0       | 0        | 0             | 0       |
| 18      | Meghalaya         | 0          | 0       | 0        | 0             | 0       |
| 19      | Mizoram           | 0          | 0       | 0        | 0             | 0       |
| 20      | Nagaland          | 0          | 0       | 0        | 0             | 0       |
| 21      | Odisha            | 85         | 0       | 0        | 5             | 90      |
| 22      | Punjab            | 232        | 0       | 0        | 0             | 232     |
| 23      | Rajasthan         | 349        | 1       | 0        | 0             | 350     |
| 24      | Sikkim            | 2          | 0       | 0        | 1             | 3       |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu        | 152        | 5       | 139      | 9             | 305     |
| 26      | Telangana         | 429        | 173     | 0        | 32            | 634     |
| 27      | Tripura           | 0          | 0       | 0        | 0             | 0       |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh     | 1416       | 309     | 0        | 30            | 1755    |
| 29      | Uttarakhand       | 196        | 0       | 0        | 0             | 196     |
| 30      | WestBengal        | 160        | 5       | 0        | 160           | 325     |
| 31      | A&NIsland         | 0          | 0       | 0        | 0             | 0       |
| 32      | Chandigarh        | 1          | 0       | 0        | 0             | 1       |
| 33      | D&NHaveli         | 7          | 0       | 0        | 0             | 7       |
| 34      | Daman&Diu         | 10         | 0       | 0        | 0             | 10      |
| 35      | Lakshadweep       | 0          | 0       | 0        | 0             | 0       |
| 36      | Puducherry        | 27         | 0       | 8        | 5             | 40      |
|         | TOTAL             | 7345       | 566     | 151      | 345           | 8407    |

Annexure-2

State  wise  details  of  new  companies  manufacturing  Ayurvedic  Medicines  in  last  one  year  and persons employed (During 1-4-2020 to 31-3-2021)

| S.No   | Name of State &UT's   |   No of New Companies in past one year |
|--------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1.     | Andhra Pradesh        |                                     00 |
| 2.     | Arunachal Pradesh     |                                     00 |
| 3.     | Assam                 |                                     02 |
| 4.     | Bihar                 |                                     03 |
| 5.     | Chhattisgarh          |                                     02 |
| 6.     | Goa                   |                                     01 |
| 7.     | Gujarat               |                                     26 |
| 8.     | Haryana               |                                    232 |
| 9.     | Himachal Pradesh      |                                     03 |
| 10.    | Jammu and Kashmir     |                                     01 |
| 11.    | Jharkhand             |                                     04 |
| 12.    | Karnataka             |                                     21 |
| 13.    | Kerala                |                                     52 |
| 14.    | Lakshadweep           |                                     00 |
| 15.    | Madhya Pradesh        |                                     75 |
| 16.    | Maharashtra           |                                     21 |
| 17.    | Manipur               |                                     00 |
| 18.    | Mizoram               |                                     00 |
| 19.    | Megahalaya            |                                     00 |
| 20.    | Nagalnad              |                                     00 |
| 21.    | Odisha                |                                     04 |
| 22.    | Puducherry            |                                     04 |
| 23.    | Punjab                |                                     30 |
| 24.    | Rajasthan             |                                     00 |
| 25.    | Sikkim                |                                     00 |
| 26.    | Tamil Nadu            |                                     08 |
| 27.    | Telangana             |                                     00 |
| 28.    | Tripura               |                                     00 |
| 29.    | Uttar Pradesh         |                                     56 |
| 30.    | Uttarakhand           |                                     29 |
| 31.    | West Bengal           |                                     19 |
|        | Total                 |                                    593 |