Lok Sabha Question No. 4721 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-28
Subject: Incentives for Pharmaceutical Products
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Sribharat Mathukumilli

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4721 TO BE ANSWERED ON  28 TH  MARCH 2025

## Incentives for Pharmaceutical Products

## 4721. Shri Sribharat Mathukumilli:

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

- (a) the total number of companies from each State that have applied for incentives under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Pharmaceutical products since its inception;
- (b)  the  total  number  of  applications  approved  under  the  PLI  Scheme  for  Pharmaceutical products, State-wise especially from Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) the total amount of funds allocated and disbursed to various entities under the PLI Scheme for Pharmaceuticals since its inception, State-wise;
- (d) the current status of investments and manufacturing activities initiated by MSMEs under the PLI Scheme for Pharmaceutical products, State-wise; and
- (e) the steps taken to support and promote various entities to maximize their benefits from the PLI Scheme for pharmaceuticals products, particularly in enhancing their competitiveness and export capabilities, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY  OF  CHEMICALS  AND FERTILIZERS

(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) to (d): The Government is implementing two Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes for pharmaceuticals products. Under the PLI Scheme for promotion of domestic manufacturing of critical Key Starting Materials (KSMs)  / Drug Intermediates (DIs) and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) in India ('PLI Scheme for Bulk Drugs'), PLI is given to boost domestic manufacturing of identified KSMs, DIs and APIs by attracting investments in the sector and thereby reduce India's import dependence in critical APIs. Further, under the PLI  Scheme  for  Pharmaceuticals,  PLI  is  given  to  increase  investment  and  production  of specified categories of pharmaceutical drugs, other than KSMs, DIs and APIs covered under the PLI Scheme for Bulk Drugs.

State-wise details of the number of applications approved for participation in each of the two PLI schemes, the number of approved applicant companies who applied for PLI under each scheme, the amount of funds disbursed under each scheme and the status of investments and the sales made as a result of manufacturing activities of approved micro, small and medium enterprise  (MSME)  applicants  are  at  Annexure. Funds  are not allocated to entities. Disbursement is made by way of PLI to approved scheme participants after due diligence on claims submitted and fee payable to the project management agency for the scheme concerned.

(e): Under the PLI schemes for pharmaceuticals and bulk drugs, investment and production are incentivised  based  on  eligible  sales.  The  selected  applicants  under  the  PLI  schemes  for pharmaceuticals and bulk drugs have received incentive worth ₹4,174.9 crore for investment and sales made. The cumulative sales made under the said schemes is worth ₹2,36,125 crore which includes export worth ₹1,49,832 crore. The incentives have facilitated investment and increased capabilities which is reflecting in sales and exports made.

Annexure

Annexure referred to in the reply to parts (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 4721 for answer on 28.3.2025, raised by Shri Sribharat Mathukumilli, regarding Incentives for Pharmaceutical Products

## Details of the number of applications approved for participation in the PLI Scheme for Bulk Drugs, the number of approved applicant companies who applied for PLI under the scheme, the amount of funds disbursed under the scheme and the status of investments and the sales made as a result of manufacturing activities of approved MSME applicants (as on 26.3.2025)

| State             |   Number of applications approved for participating in the scheme |   Number of approved applicants who have submitted claim for PLI | Funds disbursed to applicants against claims (in crore ₹)   |   Number of approved applicants who are MSMEs |   Investment made by approved MSMEapplicants (in crore ₹) |   Sales made by approved MSME applicants (in crore ₹) |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |                                                                10 |                                                                2 | 3.76                                                        |                                             1 |                                                     59.45 |                                                  0.13 |
| Gujarat           |                                                                 8 |                                                                2 | 3.05                                                        |                                             5 |                                                     98.27 |                                                 21.64 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                                                                 1 |                                                                0 | 0                                                           |                                             0 |                                                      0    |                                                  0    |
| Jammu and Kashmir |                                                                 1 |                                                                0 | 0                                                           |                                             0 |                                                      0    |                                                  0    |
| Karnataka         |                                                                 3 |                                                                0 | 0                                                           |                                             0 |                                                      0    |                                                  0    |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                                                                 2 |                                                                0 | 0                                                           |                                             0 |                                                      0    |                                                  0    |
| Maharashtra       |                                                                 6 |                                                                0 | 0                                                           |                                             5 |                                                    170.27 |                                                 72.92 |
| Punjab            |                                                                 1 |                                                                1 | 14.9                                                        |                                             0 |                                                      0    |                                                  0    |
| Rajasthan         |                                                                 1 |                                                                0 | 0                                                           |                                             0 |                                                      0    |                                                  0    |
| Tamil Nadu        |                                                                 2 |                                                                0 | 0                                                           |                                             1 |                                                     23.67 |                                                  0.79 |
| Telangana         |                                                                13 |                                                                2 | 0                                                           |                                             1 |                                                     22.31 |                                                  3.42 |
| Total             |                                                                48 |                                                                7 | 29.41*                                                      |                                            13 |                                                    373.97 |                                                 98.9  |

## Details of the number of applications approved for participation in the PLI Scheme for Pharmaceuticals, the number of approved applicant companies who applied for PLI under the scheme, the amount of funds disbursed under the scheme and the status of investments and the sales made as a result of manufacturing activities of approved MSME applicants (as on 26.3.2025)

| State/UTs        |   Number of applications approved for participating in the scheme |   Number of approved applicants who have submitted claim for PLI | Funds disbursed to applicants against claims (in crore ₹)   |   Number of approved applicants who are MSMEs | Investment made by approved MSMEapplicants (in crore ₹)   | Sales made by approved MSME applicants (in crore ₹)   |
|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   |                                                                 0 |                                                                0 | 0                                                           |                                             0 | 0                                                         | 0                                                     |
| Chandigarh       |                                                                 1 |                                                                1 | 10                                                          |                                             0 | 0                                                         | 0                                                     |
| Delhi            |                                                                 1 |                                                                1 | 2.47                                                        |                                             0 | 0                                                         | 0                                                     |
| Gujarat          |                                                                10 |                                                               10 | 1,323.15                                                    |                                             1 | 115                                                       | 1,894.39                                              |
| Haryana          |                                                                 1 |                                                                1 | 1.63                                                        |                                             1 | 37.08                                                     | 224.91                                                |
| Himachal Pradesh |                                                                 1 |                                                                0 | 0                                                           |                                             1 | 40.62                                                     | 140.19                                                |
| Karnataka        |                                                                 3 |                                                                2 | 136.9                                                       |                                             2 | 122                                                       | 708.25                                                |
| Madhya Pradesh   |                                                                 1 |                                                                1 | 18.39                                                       |                                             0 | 0                                                         | 0                                                     |
| Maharashtra      |                                                                14 |                                                               13 | 1,181.44                                                    |                                             6 | 708.11                                                    | 5,043.22                                              |
| Punjab           |                                                                 1 |                                                                1 | 15.02                                                       |                                             0 | 0                                                         | 0                                                     |
| Tamil Nadu       |                                                                 4 |                                                                3 | 27.14                                                       |                                             2 | 65.69                                                     | 220.28                                                |
| Telangana        |                                                                18 |                                                               15 | 1,437.05                                                    |                                             7 | 1,122.67                                                  | 5,254.84                                              |
| Total            |                                                                55 |                                                               48 | 4,159.87*                                                   |                                            20 | 2,211.17                                                  | 13,486.08                                             |

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