Lok Sabha Question No. 3057 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-09
Subject: Bulk Drug Parks
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Manoj Tiwari

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3057

TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 th  AUGUST, 2024

## Bulk Drug Parks

## 3057 Shri Manoj Tiwari:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Scheme  for  Promotion  of  Bulk  Drug  Parks  has  significantly  reduced  the country's import of bulk drugs during the last two years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, year-wise;
- (c) the current status of the implementation of the Scheme for Promotion of Bulk Drug Parks in the country, State-wise including NCT of Delhi; and
- (d) the amount of funds allocated, disbursed and utilized for setting up of new Bulk Drug Parks in the country, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) to (d): The scheme 'Promotion of Bulk Drug Parks' was approved on 20th March, 2020 for providing easy access to world class Common Infrastructure Facilities (CIF) to prospective bulk drug units located in the parks.   The total financial outlay of the scheme is Rs. 3000 crore for  the  Scheme  tenure  from  FY  2020-2021  to  FY  2024-2025.  The  Scheme  is  being implemented through the State Implementing Agencies (SIAs).

Establishment  of  Bulk  Drug  Parks  has  been  approved  in  the  States  of  Gujarat  on 08.10.2022,  Himachal  Pradesh  on  11.10.2022  and  Andhra  Pradesh  initially  on  07.11.2022 (Kakinada) and to new location (Nakkapalli). on 07.12.2023.  Financial assistance of Rs.1000 crore each has been approved for the States of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh for the creation of CIF in the Bulk Drug Parks.  First instalment amount has been released to the three States in F.Y. 2022-23.

The work of CIF in all three approved Parks is under progress.

The amount of funds allocated, disbursed and utilized for setting up of Bulk Drug Parks in the three States is as under:

| Approved State   | Release Date of 1st Installment of Central Grant   |   Central Grant released (Rs. Crore) |   State fund (Rs. crore) |   Fund Utilised till 30th June 2024 (Rs. crore) |
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Gujarat          | 14/10/2022                                         |                                  300 |                    137.1 |                                          129.17 |

| Himachal Pradesh   | 20/02/2023   |   225 |   35.54 | 21.37   |
|--------------------|--------------|-------|---------|---------|
| Andhra Pradesh     | 13/03/2023   |   225 |   132.3 | -       |

The Scheme Steering Committee (SSC) in its meeting held on 09.07.2024, approved the extension of Scheme tenure by one year from F.Y. 2024-25 to F.Y. 2025-26 for completion and implementation of the Bulk Drug Parks in the States.

As the Bulk Drugs projects in all the three States are likely to be completed in F.Y. 2025-26,  any  impact  on  country's  import  of  bulk  drugs  can  only  be  analysed  after  the operationalization of these Bulk Drug Parks.

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