Question : ACHIEVEMENTS OF HEALTH PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKINGS

(a) The details of the functioning of the Public Sector Undertakings under the Ministry; and

(b) The major achievements of the PSUs during the last two years ?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE(SMT. PANABAKA LAKSHMI)

(a) & (b) : Following are the three Public Sector Undertakings under the administrative control of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare : (1) Hospital Services Consultancy Corporation (HSCC) (India) Ltd

(2) Hindustan Latex Limited (HLL) and

(3) Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Ltd (IMPCL). The detailed functioning and achievements in respect of these PSUs are given below:

I.HSCC(I) Ltd: HSCC(I) Ltd is a Public Sector Undertaking under the administrative control of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (Deptt. of Health & F.W.) was set up in 1983 with a paid up capital of Rs. 0.40 crores (presently Rs. 1.60 crore). Following are the ongoing major Projects of HSCC rendering consultancy services:-

(1) 500 bedded super speciality hospital & housing complex alongwith Post Graduate Institute for North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences at Shillong, Meghalaya at the estimated Cost of Rs. 193 cores;

(2) Construction of laboratory and animal house for National Institute of Biologicals, NOIDA at the estimated cost of Rs. 114 Crores;

(3) 200 bedded emergency & trauma centre for Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal at the estimated cost of Rs. 54 Crores.; (4) Dental College for AIIMS, New Delhi at the estimated cost of Rs. 24 Crores; (5) Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi at the estimated cost of Rs. 37 Crores.

(6) HUDA, Gurgaon at the estimated cost of Rs. 12 Crores.

(7) Central Council for Research in Homeopathy, NOIDA at the estimated cost of Rs. 5.00 Crores.

The Company’s performance and contribution in the health care field has been acknowledged and the company has been bestowed with various awards. HSCC(I) Ltd has achieved the highest ever turnover in the year 2005-06 amount to Rs 26.30 crores in the history of the company. It has been rated among BEST 5 Mini Ratnas Companies – by CRISIL- India Today survey in their March, 2005 publication. The company has also been bestowed with the ‘SILVER TROPHY’ by SCOPE for Excellent and Outstanding contribution to Public Sector Management Smaller Public Ent. Category for the year 2003-04 in January, 2006. The Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering has also awarded “Performance Excellence Award” for the excellent efforts put in by HSCC(I) Ltd in May, 2006.

With a view to diversify its operations, Company has signed MOUs with various Institutions. One MOU has been signed with Sir Edward Dunlop Hospital (India) Ltd in June, 2005 for providing the end user with the best possible solution in the areas of development and implementation of Projects in the field of health care. Another MOU has been signed with Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Jharkhand in June, 2005 for providing turnkey consultancy services for setting up of facilities for healthcare infrastructure in Jharkahand. A third MOU has been signed with Indian Council of Medical Research

(ICMR) in September, 2005 for providing Consultancy Services to ICMR for its various forthcoming projects.

The Company has also undertaken following projects in the field of Information & Technology:-

(1) Provision of Turnkey solution including Hardware, Software including System software and application software, networking and training in NEIGRIHMS, Shillong at the estimated cost of Rs. 7.80 Crores. ( 2) Computerization & Networking of State Drug Control Offices and the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare at the estimated Cost of Rs. 5 Crores (3 ) Consultancy Services for Development and implementation of software solution and services for Ministry of Health & Family Welfare – Integrated Diseases Surveillance Project at an estimated cost of Rs. 40 Crores.

II.Hindustan Latex Limited (HLL): HLL, a fully Government owned Central Public Sector Undertaking under the administrative control of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

(Deptt. of Health & F.W.) was established in 1966 to manufacture and sale of contraceptive and health care products with technology from M/s. Okomoto Industries, Japan, M/s. Finishing Enterprises Inc. (FEI) and National Council of Education Research and Training

(NCERT). With an Authorized Capital of the Company is Rs. 20 crores and the Paid up Share Capital is Rs. 15.53 Crores. The capacity expansion of condom plants at Trivandrum with an annual capacity of 230 M.Pcs. (capital outlay of Rs. 24.70 crores) has been taken up and the company has commissioned a facility to manufacture bulk drugs (Centchroman) and pharmaceutical products at Kanagala plant. The company has become a multi unit organization, addressing various Public Health challenges facing the humanity. With a vast variety of innovative products and social programmes, HLL’s Vision is “Innovating for Healthy Generations”. The company has set up a strong distribution infrastructure for Direct Marketing. The Company’s products are distributed through half a million retail outlets over 1 lakh villages and products exported to over 70 countries. The Company has set up a decade back a not for profit organization, Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust (HLFPPT) – for the purpose of implementing social sector intervention projects particularly in the areas of RCH, women empowerment, and HIV prevention and control activities with an objective of crating planned social changes. It is now implementing more than 20 projects with a grant of more than Rs. 120 Crores from International Donor Agencies and Government of India.

The rating of the Company in the recent past is “Excellent”. All factories of the company are certified for ISO 9002, “CE” mark certification for Blood Bag/Condom and ISO 14001 certification for its Akkulam Plant, Peroorkada Plant and Belgaum plant have been received. HLL has been a profit making company consistently declaring dividend. Its turnover during 2004-05 was Rs. 19620.00 lakhs and net profit (after tax) was 1807.79 lakhs. Similarly, its turnover during 2005-06 was Rs. 21288.58 lakhs and net profit (after tax) was Rs. 2063.88 lakhs.

HLL has got major achievements during the last two years i.e launched its Premium Brand condom “Moods” in Middle East and “Female Condom” in 2004, launched “Consap”- a contraceptive cream, recorded highest turnover and profit during 2004-05 – Profit –Rs. 18.81 crore and turnover Rs. 162.54 crores, Received from Prime Minister of India MOU award on being adjudged as one amongst the top ten CPSU on the basis of MOU target achieved, received National Quality Award from Institute of Directors in July, 2005, received National Safety Innovation Award from Ministry of Labour, Govt. of India, Peroorkada Plant of the company received OHSAS 18001 Certification for its efficient occupation Health & Safety Management System, received Capexil Export Award for standing export performance, Launched Life spring Hospital at Hyderabad, received National Award for Excellent in Cost Management by ICWAI and also received Indira Gandhi Puraskar (2nd Place) for Hindi implementation for 2nd time from Govt. of India.

III.Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Ltd (IMPCL). IMPCL is set up with authorized share capital and paid up share capital of Rs. 7 crore and Rs. 5 crore respectively and is in operation since 1982-83 and since 1986-87 it has maintained a profit earning trend. The company is supplying quality Ayurvedic & Unani Medicines to CGHS, Government Departments, State Governments, open market etc. The production activities carried out both manuals as well as mechanized. Earlier in view of the difficulties faced in procuring standard medicines by CGHS etc, the Government of India felt a need of having manufacturing unit under its own control and therefore, the supply of the products of the company is being made mainly to the Central Government Hospitals and Central Government Research Units all over India (i.e. CGHS, CCRAS, CCRUM, ESI etc) and also to related department of certain State/UT Governments. Purchase agreement with CGHS renewed for 5 years upto Financial Year 2007-08 on price list vetted by Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure). Total Products are Ayurvedic – 185 & Unani -95 and sales during 2003-04 to 2005-06 was around Rs. 456 lakhs, Rs. 622 lakhs, Rs. 840 lakhs respectively. The Company had signed Memorandum of Understanding with Department of AYUSH. It is a “Mini – Ratna” Company. The Company has undergone modernization programme and has added its production capacity significantly.