Lok Sabha Question No. 1169 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Growth of Pharma Industries
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Upendra Singh Rawat

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1169 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 th  February, 2021

## Growth of Pharma Industries

## 1169. SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

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

- (a) whether there has been a considerable growth/ development of pharmaceutical industry during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the growth rate of the said industry during the said period;
- (c) the growth rate in the production of medicines and the prices thereof during the said period;
- (d) whether any difference has been noticed in the growth rate of medicine production under scheduled and non scheduled categories; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, category-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI D. V. SADANANDA GOWDA)

(a) to (e):  Yes, Sir. The growth rate of pharmaceutical industry is estimated as under:-

|                      | Moving Annual Turnover (MAT) Value (Rs. in Crore)   | Moving Annual Turnover (MAT) Value (Rs. in Crore)   | Moving Annual Turnover (MAT) Value (Rs. in Crore)   | Moving Annual Turnover (MAT) Value (Rs. in Crore)   |   Rate of Growth (in percentage) |   Rate of Growth (in percentage) |   Rate of Growth (in percentage) |
|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|                      | Jan-Dec 2017                                        | Jan-Dec 2018                                        | Jan-Dec 2019                                        | Jan-Dec 2020                                        |                           2018   |                           2019   |                           2020   |
| Indian Pharma Market | 118246                                              | 128884                                              | 141033                                              | 145354                                              |                              9   |                              9.4 |                              3.1 |
| Non- Scheduled Drugs | 96959                                               | 106342                                              | 116582                                              | 120250                                              |                              9.7 |                              9.6 |                              3.1 |
| Scheduled Drugs      | 21287                                               | 22543                                               | 24450                                               | 25104                                               |                              5.9 |                              8.5 |                              2.7 |

[Source: Pharmatrac-NPPA]