Lok Sabha Question No. 144 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-16
Subject: Setting up of Bulk Drug Parks
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta, M V V Satyanarayana

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

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 144

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 th  December, 2022

## Setting up of Bulk Drug Parks

## *144.   SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA: SHRI M.V.V. SATYANARAYANA:

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

- (a)  whether the Government has received any proposals for setting up of Bulk Drug Parks across the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UT-wise  particularly  from  Telangana,  Andhra  Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Jharkhand;
- (c) the current status of each of the projects and the time-frame by which the projects are likely to be sanctioned and completed, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the details of funds allocated and utilized for such bulk drug parks, State/UT-wise;
- (e)  whether  such  parks  will  reduce  India's  dependence  on  foreign  countries  for  imports  of chemicals by the pharmaceutical industry and if so, the details thereof;
- (f)  the  details  of  eligibility  criteria  required  for  setting  up  of  Bulk  Drug  Park  in  Palamu, Jharkhand; and
- (g) whether the Government is planning on expanding the said scheme to other States and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

(a) to (g): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (g)  OF  STARRED QUESTION NO. 144 FOR REPLY ON 16.12.2022

- (a) to (d):    Department of Pharmaceuticals implements the Scheme for Promotion of Bulk Drug Parks to facilitate  setting  up  of  Three  (3)  Bulk  Drug  Parks  in  the  country.  The  total financial outlay of the scheme is Rs. 3000 crore and the tenure of the Scheme is from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The financial assistance by the centre is subject to a maximum limit of Rs.1000 Crore per park or 70% of the project cost of CIF (90% in case of North Eastern States and Hilly States), whichever is less. Under the scheme, the Department had received proposals from 13 States viz, (i) Uttar Pradesh (ii) Tamil Nadu (iii) Telangana (iv) Karnataka (v) Maharashtra (vi) Gujarat (vii) Madhya Pradesh (viii) Rajasthan (ix) Punjab (x) Haryana (xi) Himachal Pradesh (xii) Andhra Pradesh and (xiii) Odisha.

After evaluation of the proposals, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh were conveyed final approval in October-November 2022 for creation of common infrastructure facilities  (CIF)  in  the  proposed  Bulk  Drug  Parks  in  these  3  States,  under  the  scheme.  The respective  State  Implementing  agencies  (SIA)  have  indicated  completion  of  these  projects within next 24-28 months.

An amount of Rs. 900 crore has been allocated under the scheme in BE 2022-23 to release the first instalment of Rs.300 Cr per State. Till date, first installment of Rs. 300 crore were released to the State Implementing Agency (SIA) of Gujarat and first installment to the SIAs of HP and AP will be released, after the receipt of corresponding state shares to the SIA accounts.

- (e): India is one of the major producers of Active Pharma Ingredients (API) or bulk drugs in the world. India exported Bulk Drugs worth Rs. 33,320 crore in financial year 2021-22. However, the country also imports various Bulk Drugs / APIs from various countries, because of  economic considerations. The Government strives to minimize country's dependence on imports and to give fillip to indigenous manufacturing, realizing the needs for Drug Security and in order to make the country self-reliant in APIs and drug intermediates. The objective of the specific interventions of the Government such as PLI scheme for Bulk Drugs and Bulk Drugs Park Schemes is to reduce the import dependence to significant levels.
- (f) & (g):   There is no proposal to expand the scheme for Promotion of Bulk Drug Parks to other States. No proposal was received in respect of Bulk Drug park at Palamu, Jharkhand.

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