Question : REVIVAL OF SICK PSUs



(a) the details of functional & sick pharmaceutical Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs);

(b) whether the Government proposes to provide a boost to these PSUs through upgradation and revival; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister



THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI SRIKANT KUMAR JENA)

(a) Details of Pharmaceutical Public Sector Undertakings(PSUs) in the country are as under:-

s.No.	Name of the PSU	Functional/closed	Profit making/sick
1. Karnataka Antibiotics Functional Profit making & Pharmaceuticals Limited (KAPL), Bangalore (Government Venture) 2. Raj asthan Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Limited (RDPL), Jaipur (Government Venture) Functional Profit making 3. Hindustan Antibiotics Limited (HAL), Pune Functional Sick 4. Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited (BCPL), Kolkata Functional Sick 5. Indian Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Limited (IDPL), Gurgaon Functional Sick 6. IDPL (Tamil Nadu) Limited, Chennai (Subsidiary of IDPL) Functional Sick 7 Orissa Drugs & Chemicals Limited, Odisha (Joint Venture of IDPL) Functional Sick 8. Bihar Drugs and Organic Chemicals Limited, Mujaffarpur, Bihar (Subsidiary of IDPL) Closed 9. Bengal Immunity Limited (BIL), Kolkata Closed 10. Smith Stanistreet Pharmaceuticals Limited (SSPL), Kolkata Closed 11. Maharashtra Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Limited (MAPL), Nagpur (Joint Venture of HAL) Closed 12. Manipur State Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Limited (MSDPL), Imphal (Joint Venture of HAL) Closed
(b) to (c) Government approved the Rehabilitation Scheme of HAL on 9th March 2006 which inter alia involves Cash Infusion of Rs. 137.59 crore and waiver of past loans and interests thereupon to the extent of Rs. 259.43 crore (as on 31.3.2005). Similarly, Government of India also approved the Revival Scheme of BCPL on 21st December 2006 which inter alia involves Cash Infusion of Rs. 207.19 crore and waiver of past loans and interests thereupon to the extent of Rs. 233.41 crore (as on 31.3.2005). Revival Scheme of IDPL is under active consideration of this Department.