Lok Sabha Question No. 3168 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-09
Subject: PLI Scheme for Bulk Drugs
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Verma

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3168 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 th  AUGUST, 2024

## PLI Scheme for Bulk Drugs

## 3168 Shri Rajesh Verma:

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

- (a) the details of applications received and selected under Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Bulk Drugs, per State in the country since the commencement of the scheme till date;
- (b) the measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to promote the said scheme; (c) whether the Government has taken any steps to establish backward linkages with Micro,
- Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs); and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d):  The  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  Scheme  for  Promotion  of  Domestic Manufacturing  of  critical  Key  Starting  Materials  (KSMs)/  Drug  Intermediates  and  Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) in the Country with a financial outlay of Rs. 6,940 crores was approved by the Cabinet to boost domestic manufacturing of bulk drugs in the country, reduce import dependence and improve our supply chain resilience. The production period under the scheme is from FY 2022-23 to FY 2028-29.

Under the scheme, 249 applications were received, of which 48 projects have been selected for manufacturing of identified bulk drugs. 13 of these projects are implemented by 10 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).

Under the scheme, 32 projects have been completed with cumulative installed capacity of  56,679 MT per annum. 16 projects are under development and have been supported for facilitating  regulatory  approvals  such  as  environmental  clearance  and  drug  manufacturing licenses  with  the  help  of  state  governments.  Against  the  targeted  investment  of  Rs.  3,938 crores, investment worth Rs. 4,024 crores have been made under the scheme. The details of state-wise approved projects under the scheme is attached at Annexure .

Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3168 for answer on 09.08.2024

- I. Production Linked Incentive scheme for Promotion of Domestic Manufacturing of critical Key Starting Materials (KSMs)/ Drug Intermediates and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) in the Country.

| S. No.   | State            | Name of the Company                               | Product              |
|----------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| 1 2      | Andhra Pradesh   | Lyfius Pharma Pvt. Ltd.                           | Penicillin G         |
|          | Andhra Pradesh   | Granules India Limited                            | Dicyandiamide (DCDA) |
| 3        | Andhra Pradesh   | Andhra Organics Limited                           | Olmesartan           |
| 4        | Andhra Pradesh   | Andhra Organics Limited                           | Sulfadiazine         |
| 5        | Andhra Pradesh   | Andhra Organics Limited                           | Telmisartan          |
| 6        | Andhra Pradesh   | Hetero Drugs Limited                              | Carbidopa            |
| 7        | Andhra Pradesh   | Hetero Drugs Limited                              | Levodopa             |
| 8        | Andhra Pradesh   | Honour Lab Limited                                | Lopinavir            |
| 9        | Andhra Pradesh   | Honour Lab Limited                                | Vitamin B6           |
| 10       | Andhra Pradesh   | Kreative Actives Private Limited (MSME)           | Diclofenac Sodium    |
| 11       | Gujarat          | Macleods Pharmaceutical Limited                   | Rifampicin           |
| 12       | Gujarat          | Meghmani LLP                                      | Para Amino Phenol    |
| 13       | Gujarat          | Amoli Organics Private Limited                    | Diclofenac Sodium    |
| 14       | Gujarat          | Aviran Pharmachem Private Limited (MSME)          | Artesunate           |
| 15       | Gujarat          | Globela Industries Pvt. Ltd (MSME)                | Norfloxacin          |
| 16       | Gujarat          | Globela Industries Pvt. Ltd (MSME)                | Ofloxacin            |
| 17       | Gujarat          | Vital Laboratories Private Limited (MSME)         | Levofloxacin         |
| 18       | Gujarat          | Vital Laboratories Private Limited (MSME)         | Ofloxacin            |
| 19       | Himachal Pradesh | Kinvan Private Limited                            | Clavulanic Acid      |
| 20       | Jammu &Kashmir   | Orchid Bio-Pharma Limited                         | 7 ACA                |
| 21       | Karnataka        | Natural Biogenex Private Limited                  | Betamethasone        |
| 22       | Karnataka        | Natural Biogenex Private Limited                  | Dexamethasone        |
| 23       | Karnataka        | Natural Biogenex Private Limited                  | Prednisolone         |
| 24       | Madhya Pradesh   | Karnataka Antibiotics and Pharmaceuticals Limited | 7 ACA                |
| 25       | Madhya Pradesh   | Symbiotec Pharmalab Private Limited               | Prednisolone         |
| 26       | Maharashtra      | Sadhana Nitro Chem Ltd. (MSME)                    | Para Amino Phenol    |
| 27       | Maharashtra      | Alta Laboratories Limited                         | Aspirin              |
| 28       | Maharashtra      | Lifetech Sciences (MSME)                          | Ritonavir            |
| 29       | Maharashtra      | RMC Performance Chemicals Private Limited (MSME)  | Aspirin              |

|   30 |            | Sudarshan Pharma Industries Ltd. (MSME)         | Vitamin B1                          |
|------|------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|   31 |            | Sudarshan Pharma Industries Ltd. (MSME)         | Vitamin B6                          |
|   32 | Punjab     | Centrient Pharmaceuticals India Private Limited | Atorvastatin                        |
|   33 | Rajasthan  | Rajasthan Antibiotics Limited                   | Meropenem                           |
|   34 | Tamil Nadu | Global Pharma Healthcare Private Limited (MSME) | Ofloxacin                           |
|   35 | Tamil Nadu | K P Manish Global Ingredients Pvt. Ltd.         | Artesunate                          |
|   36 | Telangana  | Emmennar Pharma Pvt. Ltd. (MSME)                | 1,1 Cyclohexane Diacetic Acid (CDA) |
|   37 | Telangana  | Hindys Lab Pvt. Ltd.                            | 1,1 Cyclohexane Diacetic Acid (CDA) |
|   38 | Telangana  | Anasia Lab Private Limited                      | Losartan                            |
|   39 | Telangana  | Anasia Lab Private Limited                      | Olmesartan                          |
|   40 | Telangana  | Dasami Lab Pvt. Ltd.                            | Carbamazepine                       |
|   41 | Telangana  | Dasami Lab Pvt. Ltd.                            | Oxcarbazepine                       |
|   42 | Telangana  | Hazelo Lab Pvt. Ltd.                            | Vitamin B6                          |
|   43 | Telangana  | Hetero Drugs Limited                            | Levofloxacin                        |
|   44 | Telangana  | Hetero Drugs Limited                            | Oxcarbazepine                       |
|   45 | Telangana  | Hindys Lab Pvt. Ltd.                            | Acyclovir                           |
|   46 | Telangana  | Honour Lab Limited                              | Levetiracetam                       |
|   47 | Telangana  | Honour Lab Limited                              | Valsartan                           |
|   48 | Telangana  | MSN Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.                     | Levofloxacin                        |

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