Lok Sabha Question No. 2913 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-17
Subject: Ayurvedic Medicine Manufacturing Companies
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Jual Oram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2913 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH  MARCH, 2023

## AYURVEDIC MEDICINE MANUFACTURING COMPANIES

## 2913. SHRI JUAL ORAM:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  new  companies  manufacturing  Ayurvedic  medicines  which  have  been established during the last one year;
- (b) the details of States in which these manufacturing units have come up; and
- (c) the number of people employed in the Ayurvedic medicines manufacturing units across the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a)  to  (c)  As  prescribed  in  Drugs  and  Cosmetics  Act  1940  and  Rules  1945  made  thereunder, enforcement of the legal provisions pertaining to Quality Control and issuance of drug license of Ayurveda,  Siddha,  Unani  and  Homoeopathy  drugs,  is  vested  with  the  State  Drug  Controllers/ State Licensing Authorities appointed by the concerned State/ Union Territory Government.

As per the information received from State/UT government, the State/ UT wise details of new companies manufacturing Ayurvedic medicines which have been established during the last one year and  the number of people employed in the Ayurvedic medicines manufacturing units across the country are as follows -

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|   S.no. | Name of the State/UT   | No. of new companies manufacturing Ayurvedic medicines, established during the last one year                                                    | No. of people employed in the Ayurvedic medicines manufacturing units across the country                                                                                                                             |
|---------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Tamil Nadu             | 28                                                                                                                                              | As per Rule 157 (3) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, the competent technical staff to direct and supervise the manufacture of Ayurvedic drugs shall have qualifications in Ayurveda.                          |
|       2 | Assam                  | 06                                                                                                                                              | Average 10 in each manufacturing unit                                                                                                                                                                                |
|       3 | Odisha                 | 09                                                                                                                                              | 309 people in 103 nos. of pharmacies                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|       4 | Andhra Pradesh         | 08                                                                                                                                              | 53 members in the newly licensed 08 units                                                                                                                                                                            |
|       5 | Gujarat                | 70                                                                                                                                              | No information available with State                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|       6 | Uttara Pradesh         | 67                                                                                                                                              | The manufacturing of ayuvedic drugs shall be conducted under the direction and supervision of four competent technical staff. Therefore, at least 264 people employed in the Ayurvedic medicines manufacturing units |
|       7 | Karnataka              | 15                                                                                                                                              | The total number of people employed in the Ayurvedic medicines manufacturing units in the state of Karnataka is 3238.                                                                                                |
|       8 | Goa                    | 01 in year 2021-22 and NIL in year 2022-23                                                                                                      | 394                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|       9 | Puducherry             | 06                                                                                                                                              | 250                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|      10 | Kerala                 | 47                                                                                                                                              | Alteast 10 employees are employed in every new firm and hence approximately 470 persons were employed in these new firms in 2022.                                                                                    |
|      11 | Maharashtra            | 87                                                                                                                                              | No information available with State                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|      12 | Delhi                  | 03                                                                                                                                              | No information available with State                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|      13 | West Bengal            | 31                                                                                                                                              | Minimum 4 technical staffs are employed in each of the above mentioned mfg companies who had set up their units as per the provision of D&C Act,1940                                                                 |
|      14 | Punjab                 | 34                                                                                                                                              | 3050 approximately                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|      15 | Chandigarh             | NIL                                                                                                                                             | NIL                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|      16 | Manipur                | NIL                                                                                                                                             | NIL                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|      17 | Mizoram                | NIL                                                                                                                                             | NIL                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|      18 | Lakshadweep            | NIL                                                                                                                                             | NIL                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|      19 | Ladakh                 | NIL                                                                                                                                             | NIL                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|      20 | Tripura                | NIL                                                                                                                                             | NIL                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|      21 | Jammu and Kashmir      | Directorate of Ayush J&K has no mandate to register manufacturing units of Ayurvedic Medicine in the UT of J&K. There is no separate Ayush Drug | Directorate of Ayush J&K has no mandate to register manufacturing units of Ayurvedic Medicine in the UT of J&K. There is no separate Ayush Drug                                                                      |

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