Lok Sabha Question No. 156 (STARRED), answered on 2016-07-27
Subject: Agreement between NRDC and CCRAS
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

STARRED QUESTION NO. 156*

(To BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2016)

## AGREEMENT BETWEEN NRDC AND CCRAS

- *156. SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

## Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) has signed agreement with the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) for commercialization of technologies developed by CCRAS;
- (c) whether NRDC has issued licences for Ayurvedic technologies for the management of Diabetes in India; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the benefits likely to accrue therefrom;
- (d) if the details thereof during the last three years and the current year, State-wise, company-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (Dr HARSH VARDHAN)

Statement in  reply to (a); (b), (c) and (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 156* for answer on 27.07.2016 part

- (a) Yes, Madam:
- (b) NRDC had signed a Memorandum of Association (MoA) with Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) on 03.03.2015 for licensing of the technologies developed at the research council to entrepreneurs Icompanies for commercial exploitation: The benefits that are likely to accrue from the MoA are the following:
- The Ayurvedic formulations and  products manufactured the licensee companies are used by the common people for treatmentlmanagement of various diseases. by
- The licensing of the technologies to companies is a source of revenue in terms of lump-sum fee and royalty, which is shared between NRDC and
- (c) Yes, Madam\_
- (d) NRDC has licensed an Anti-Diabetic Ayurvedic formulation for management of Diabetes, viz. 'AYUSH-82' , developed by CCRAS and assigned to NRDC in February, 2016 to five companies firms in India till date: The details of these  during the last three  years and the current year, State-wise and company-wise are as follows:

| S.No.                  | Name of Company                                                    | Date of Signing of Agreement   |
|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Financial Year 2016-17 | Financial Year 2016-17                                             | Financial Year 2016-17         |
| State Uttarakhand      | State Uttarakhand                                                  | State Uttarakhand              |
| 1                      | Mls Chaturbhuj Pharmaceutical Co. SIDCUL Industrial Area, Haridwar | 30-05-2016                     |
| State Himachal Pradesh | State Himachal Pradesh                                             | State Himachal Pradesh         |
| 2_                     | Altis Life Sciences, Baddi                                         | 03-07-2016                     |
| Financial Year 2015-16 | Financial Year 2015-16                                             | Financial Year 2015-16         |
| State Uttarakhand      | State Uttarakhand                                                  | State Uttarakhand              |
| 3                      | Mls LA Grande Herbs & Pharma Ltd: SIDCUL Industrial Area, Haridwar | 31-03-2016                     |
| State Delhi            | State Delhi                                                        | State Delhi                    |
| 4                      | Mls Kudos Laboratories India Ltd. New Delhi                        | 16-03-2016                     |
| 5.                     | Mls Dabur India Ltd, Asaf Ali Road, New Delhi                      | 18-02-2016                     |
| Financial Year 2014-15 | Financial Year 2014-15                                             | Financial Year 2014-15         |
|                        | NIL; as the technology was assigned to NRDC in Feb 2016            |                                |
| Financial Year 2013-14 | Financial Year 2013-14                                             | Financial Year 2013-14         |
|                        | as the technology was assigned to NRDC in Feb 2016 NIL,            |                                |

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