Lok Sabha Question No. 1255 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-27
Subject: Registered Drug Manufacturer
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1255 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 27 th  July, 2021

## Registered Drug Manufacturer

## 1255. SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  manufacturers  of  generic  drugs  and  the  companies  registered  for  their manufacture in the country;
- (b) whether these manufacturers are associated with Food and Drug Administration (FDA); and
- (c) if so, the detailed list of the drugs manufactured by the aforesaid companies?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

(SHRI MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

(a) to (c):   As per Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), the details of number of  pharmaceutical  drug  manufacturers,  State/UT-wise,  in  the  country  as  on  29-05-2020  are attached as per Annexure . The manufacture for sale of any drug in the country is regulated under the  provisions  of  Drugs  &  Cosmetics  Act,  1940  and  Rules,  1945  thereunder.  Licenses  for manufacture of sale are granted by the State Licensing Authorities (SLAs) appointed by respective State Governments.

## Number of Pharmaceutical Units present in States and UTs as on 29-05-2020

| S.No.   | Name of the State/UTs              | No. of Pharma Units   |
|---------|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh                     | 261                   |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh                  | NIL                   |
| 3.      | Assam                              | 25                    |
| 4.      | Bihar                              | 89                    |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh                       | 31                    |
| 6.      | Goa                                | 51                    |
| 7.      | Gujarat                            | 3332                  |
| 8.      | Haryana                            | 31                    |
| 9.      | Himachal Pradesh                   | 555                   |
| 10.     | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 55                    |
| 11.     | Jharkhand                          | 44                    |
| 12.     | Karnataka                          | 376                   |
| 13.     | Kerala                             | 100                   |
| 14.     | Madhya Pradesh                     | 267                   |
| 15.     | Maharashtra                        | 929                   |
| 16.     | Manipur                            | NIL                   |
| 17.     | Meghalaya                          | NIL                   |
| 18.     | Mizoram                            | NIL                   |
| 19.     | Nagaland                           | NIL                   |
| 20.     | Odisha                             | 18                    |
| 21.     | Punjab                             | 156                   |
| 22.     | Rajasthan                          | 128                   |
| 23.     | Sikkim                             | 45                    |
| 24.     | Tamil Nadu                         | 514                   |
| 25.     | Telangana                          | 523                   |
| 26.     | Tripura                            | 6                     |
| 27.     | Uttarakhand                        | 220                   |
| 28.     | Uttar Pradesh                      | 408                   |
| 29.     | West Bengal                        | 180                   |
| 30.     | Pondicherry                        | 86                    |
| 31.     | Andaman &Nicobar Island            | NIL                   |
| 32.     | Chandigarh                         | 5                     |
| 33.     | Delhi                              | 63                    |
| 34.     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 34                    |
| 35.     | Lakshadweep                        | NIL                   |
| Total   | Total                              | 8532                  |