Lok Sabha Question No. 2526 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-03
Subject: Status of NIPERs
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav, Annasaheb Shankar Jolle, B. Y. Raghavendra, S. Gnanathiraviam, Sanganna Amarappa Karadi, Prathap Simha, Vijay Kumar

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2526 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 rd  AUGUST, 2021

## Status of NIPERs

## 2526.  DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:

SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA:

SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.:

SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

SHRI VIJAYAKUMAR (ALIAS) VIJAY VASANTH:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Union  Government  proposes  to  set  up  a  campus  of  National  Institute  of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) in the States of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and other parts of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including estimated cost, proposed functions, and the locations identified for setting up of the same;
- (c) the details of current NIPER Institutes running in the country;
- (d)  whether  it  is  proposed  to  grant  the  status  of  national  importance  to  the  NIPERs  in  the country; and
- (e) if so, the details along with its features thereof and the time by when the above proposal is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

(a) &  (b):  Yes  Sir.  The  Government  proposes  to  set  up  five  new  National  Institutes  of Pharmaceutical  Education  and  Research  (NIPERs)  in  the  states  of  Tamil  Nadu  (Madurai), Chhattisgarh  (New  Raipur),  Maharashtra  (Nagpur),  Rajasthan  (Jhalawar)  and  Karnataka (Bangalore). A consolidated EFC proposal with an outlay of Rs.4,300 crore for the period 2020-21 to 2024-25 has been sent to the Ministry of Finance for strengthening the existing seven NIPERs and setting up of five new NIPERs. The proposal also includes construction of campuses, up-gradation of laboratories, setting up centres of excellences, salary of faculty & staff, fellowship to students and other administrative and academic expenses.  These institutes will fulfill the objectives, as laid in the NIPER Act, 1998, as amended from time to time, mainly relating to imparting postgraduate and doctorate education and conducting high end research in various specializations of pharmaceuticals and medical devices. The estimated cost of setting up of a new NIPER, including recurring expenses for a period of five years is about Rs. 310 cr.

- (c): At present, seven NIPERs are functional across the country at SAS Nagar (Mohali, Punjab), Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Guwahati (Assam), Hajipur (Bihar), Hyderabad (Telangana), Kolkata (West Bengal) and Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh).

(d) & (e):  Yes Sir. The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Act, 1998 (13 of 1998) was enacted to declare NIPER at SAS Nagar (Mohali, Punjab) to be an institute of national importance. The Act was subsequently amended in the year 2007 to empower the Central Government to establish similar institutes in different parts of the country. Thereafter, six new institutes at Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Hajipur, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Raebareli were established during 2007-08.

NIPER (Amendment) Bill, 2021, presently under consideration of the Parliament, has a provision that the existing six NIPERs as well as any other similar institute established under the NIPER Act shall be institutes of national importance.

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