Lok Sabha Question No. 5720 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-27
Subject: Establishment of Pharmaceutical Industry
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai, Shri Gyaneshwar Patil

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5720 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 27 th  MARCH, 2026

## Establishment of Pharmaceutical Industry

†5720. Shri Gyaneshwar Patil: Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai:

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

(a)  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  under  the  "Aatmanirbhar  Bharat  Abhiyaan"  to promote the establishment of new units under pharmaceutical industry along with their impact in  the  country,  State-wise  and  district/UT-wise  including  Madhya  Pradesh  and  Dadra  and Nagar Haveli;

(b)  the  total  assistance  provided  by  the  Union  Government  to  the  Government  of  Madhya Pradesh  and  Dadra  and  Nagar  Haveli  so  far  for  research,  quality  control  laboratories  and training of youth in the pharmaceutical sector; and

- (c) the steps taken by the Government to increase the availability of affordable medicines under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana in Madhya Pradesh and Dadra and Nagar Haveli?

## ANSWER

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

## (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a): The Government has launched the PLI Scheme for promotion of domestic manufacturing of critical Key Starting Materials (KSMs)  / Drug Intermediates (DIs) and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) in India (also known as the PLI Scheme for Bulk Drugs) to promote the establishment of new pharmaceutical industrial units. The PLI Scheme for Bulk Drugs has a budgetary outlay of ₹6,940 crore, and it aims to improve self-reliance and reduce import  dependence  in  critical  KSMs,  DIs  and  APIs.  As  of  December  2025,  48  greenfield projects have been approved under the s cheme with committed investment of ₹4,329.95 crore, against  which  actual  investment  of  ₹4,814.1  crore  has  been made.  38  projects  have  been commissioned, resulting in establishment of domestic manufacturing capacity of approximately 56,800MT per annum. Details of projects approved under PLI Scheme for Bulk Drugs, State-wise and district-wise are placed at Annexure.

(b): The Promotion of Research and Innovation in Pharma MedTech Sector (PRIP) scheme has been launched by the Government with an outlay of ₹5,000 crore to transform India's Pharma MedTech sector including Madhya Pradesh and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, from cost-based to innovation-based growth by strengthening research and to promote industry-academia linkage for research and development in priority areas in drug discovery and development and medical devices. Under this, seven Centres of Excellence (CoEs) have been set up, with total budgetary support  to  the  tune  of  ₹700  crore, to  create  research  infrastructure  and  promote  R&D  in identified areas. The CoEs have so far approved 104 research projects under the scheme and have filed  two  patents.  The  scheme  also  includes  an  outlay  of  ₹4,250  crore  for  support  to industry and startups, including in collaboration with academia, for undertaking research and innovation projects in priority areas.

(c): The Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana was launched by the Government of India to make quality generic medicines available at affordable prices for all citizens. Under this scheme, special outlets called Jan Aushadhi Kendras are opened across the country which provide medicines that are about 50% to 80% cheaper than branded medicines, helping reduce healthcare expenses for patients. Under the scheme, 634 JAKs in Madhya Pradesh and 41 JAKs in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu have been opened which aim to increase the availability of affordable medicines in Madhya Pradesh and Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu. Further, to increase availability of medicines, Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI), which is the implementing agency of the PMBJP scheme, utilises an end-to-end information-technology-enabled supply chain system through which availability of medicines are monitored in these JAKs. The JAKs are incentivised to maintain the stocks of 200 high demand products under the scheme. In addition, 400 fast-moving products are monitored regularly by PMBI with periodic forecasting aided by digital tools.

## Annexure referred to in the reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5720, to be answered on 27.3.2026

Details of approved projects under the PLI Scheme for Bulk Drugs, State-wise and districtwise:

|   S. No. | Name of the Company                                     | Product                             | District                              | Project Location (State)   |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|        1 | Aurobindo Pharma Limited Through Lyfius Pharma Pvt Ltd. | Penicillin G                        | East Godavari                         | Andhra Pradesh             |
|        2 | Karnataka Antibiotics and Pharmaceuticals Limited       | 7 ACA                               | Ujjain                                | Madhya Pradesh             |
|        3 | Kinvan Private Limited                                  | Clavulanic Acid                     | Solan                                 | Himachal Pradesh           |
|        4 | Orchid Bio-Pharma Limited                               | 7 ACA                               | Kathua                                | Jammu& Kashmir             |
|        5 | Macleods Pharmaceutical Limited                         | Rifampicin                          | Bharuch                               | Gujarat                    |
|        6 | Natural Biogenex Private Limited                        | Betamethasone                       | Tumkur                                | Karnataka                  |
|        7 | Natural Biogenex Private Limited                        | Dexamethasone                       | Tumkur                                | Karnataka                  |
|        8 | Natural Biogenex Private Limited                        | Prednisolone                        | Tumkur                                | Karnataka                  |
|        9 | Symbiotec Pharmalab Private Limited                     | Prednisolone                        | Dhar                                  | Madhya Pradesh             |
|       10 | Emmennar Pharma Pvt Ltd.                                | 1,1 Cyclohexane Diacetic Acid (CDA) | Sangareddy                            | Telangana                  |
|       11 | Granules India Limited                                  | Dicyandiamide (DCDA)                | Visakhapatnam& Kakinada (2 locations) | Andhra Pradesh             |
|       12 | Hindys Lab Pvt Ltd.                                     | 1,1 Cyclohexane Diacetic Acid (CDA) | Nalgonda                              | Telangana                  |
|       13 | Meghmani LLP                                            | Para Amino Phenol                   | Bharuch                               | Gujarat                    |
|       14 | Sadhana Nitro Chem Ltd.                                 | Para Amino Phenol                   | Raigad                                | Maharashtra                |
|       15 | Alta Laboratories Limited                               | Aspirin                             | Raigad                                | Maharashtra                |
|       16 | Amoli Organics Private Limited                          | Diclofenac Sodium                   | Valsad                                | Gujarat                    |
|       17 | Anasia Lab Private Limited                              | Losartan                            | Nalgonda                              | Telangana                  |

|   18. | Anasia Lab Private Limited                      | Olmesartan                            | Nalgonda       | Telangana      |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|
|    19 | Andhra Organics Limited                         | Olmesartan                            | Srikakulam     | Andhra Pradesh |
|    20 | Andhra Organics Limited                         | Sulfadiazine                          | Srikakulam     | Andhra Pradesh |
|    21 | Andhra Organics Limited                         | Telmisartan                           | Srikakulam     | Andhra Pradesh |
|    22 | Aviran Pharmachem Private Limited               | Artesunate                            | Mehsana        | Gujarat        |
|    23 | Centrient Pharmaceuticals India Private Limited | Atorvastatin                          | Nawanshahr     | Punjab         |
|    24 | Dasami Lab Pvt Ltd.                             | Carbamazepine                         | Nalgonda       | Telangana      |
|    25 | Dasami Lab Pvt Ltd.                             | Oxcarbazepine                         | Nalgonda       | Telangana      |
|    26 | Global Pharma Healthcare Private Limited        | Ofloxacin                             | Tiruvannamalai | Tamil Nadu     |
|    27 | Globela Industries Pvt Ltd                      | Norfloxacin                           | Bharuch        | Gujarat        |
|    28 | Globela Industries Pvt Ltd                      | Ofloxacin                             | Bharuch        | Gujarat        |
|    29 | Hazelo Lab Pvt Ltd.                             | Vitamin B6                            | Yadadri        | Telangana      |
|    30 | Hetero Drugs Limited                            | Carbidopa                             | Visakhapatnam  | Andhra Pradesh |
|    31 | Hetero Drugs Limited                            | Levodopa                              | Visakhapatnam  | Andhra Pradesh |
|    32 | Hetero Drugs Limited                            | Levofloxacin                          | Sangareddy     | Telangana      |
|    33 | Hetero Drugs Limited                            | Oxcarbazepine                         | Sangareddy     | Telangana      |
|    34 | Hindys Lab Pvt Ltd.                             | Acyclovir                             | Nalgonda       | Telangana      |
|    35 | Honour Lab Limited                              | Levetiracetam                         | Sangareddy     | Telangana      |
|    36 | Honour Lab Limited                              | Lopinavir                             | Visakhapatnam  | Andhra Pradesh |
|    37 | Honour Lab Limited                              | Valsartan                             | Sangareddy     | Telangana      |
|    38 | Honour Lab Limited                              | Vitamin B6                            | Visakhapatnam  | Andhra Pradesh |
|    39 | K P Manish Global Ingredients Pvt Ltd.          | Artesunate                            | Cuddalore      | Tamil Nadu     |
|    40 | Kreative Actives Private Limited                | Diclofenac Sodium                     | Visakhapatnam  | Andhra Pradesh |
|    41 | MSN Life Sciences Pvt Ltd.                      | Levofloxacin                          | Medak          | Telangana      |
|    42 | RMC Performance Chemicals Private Limited       | Aspirin                               | Jalgaon        | Maharashtra    |
|    43 | Sudarshan Pharma Industries Ltd.                | Vitamin B1 (Chemical Synthesis Route) | Raigad         | Maharashtra    |
|    44 | Sudarshan Pharma Industries Ltd.                | Vitamin B6                            | Raigad         | Maharashtra    |
|    45 | Vital Laboratories Private Limited              | Levofloxacin                          | Valsad         | Gujarat        |

|   46. | Vital Laboratories Private Limited         | Ofloxacin                          | Valsad       | Gujarat   |
|-------|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------|-----------|
|    47 | Sustainable Environment Developers Limited | Erythromycin Thiocynate (TIOC)     | SAS Nagar    | Punjab    |
|    48 | Orgo Pharma and Fuels LLP                  | 2-Methyl-5Nitro- Imidazole (2-MNI) | Yamuna Nagar | Haryana   |

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