Question : IMPORT OF MEDICINES

(a) whether medicines are being imported in large quantity from China;

(b) whether the import of cheaper medicines from China has created a serious problem for the indigenous pharmaceutical companies;

(c) if so, the names of the medicines being imported from China at cheaper prices; and

(d) the steps taken by the Government to protect the interest of indigenous pharmaceutical industries?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY(SHRI JAIRAM RAMESH)

(a) Imports of medicinal and pharmaceutical products from China (as per DGCIS) is as follows:

Year	Value (Rs. Lakhs)

2004-05	90856.83

2005-06	157866.42

2006-07	212443.54

April	181340.70
2007-October
2007

(Provisional)