(a) the details of the conditional loans/grants sanctioned by the Government under the Drugs
and Pharmaceuticals Research Programme during each of the last three years and the current
year;
(b) whether any guidelines have been issued to promote research and development projects by small and medium Drug units in the area of bulk drugs; and
(c) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES(KAPIL SIBAL)
(a) The details of conditional loans/grants sanctioned by the Government to pharma industries/
institutions under the Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Research Programme during each of the last
three years (2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08) and the current year (2008-09) are given in the
Annexure.
(b) & (c): Yes, Sir. The Department has issued guidelines to enable any Indian Pharma Industry
which includes small and medium Drug units in the area of bulk drugs to avail conditional
loans to promote research and development projects on new drug development and grants-in-aid
for clinical trials (Phase-I, II & III) to develop new drugs for neglected diseases of tropical
region under Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Research Programme. This programme also provides
grants-in-aid to public funded national laboratories, universities / other academic
institutions for undertaking industry-institutional collaborative R&D projects and for
establishing national facilities on drugs & pharma sector.