(a) the number of companies in the country which have their
own Research and Development set up in pharmaceutical sector both in
the public and private sectors, separately;
(b) whether some of :he public sector companies do not have
their own Research and Development facilities; and
(c) if so, the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the
Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS
AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND MINISTER OF STATE IH THE MINISTRY OF
CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI SRIKANT KUMAR JENA).
(a) Information is not maintained in respect of private sector in this
regard in the Department of Pharmaceuticals. Hindustan Antibiotic Limited,
Pune, a Public Sector Enterprise, has its own Research & Development Unit
mainly for development of new formulations.
(b) Hindustan Antibiotic Limited (HAL), Public Sector Enterprise, has
its own Research and Development unit mainly for development of new
formulations. Four Public Sector Enterprises, namely Karnataka Antibiotics &
Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (KAPL), Bengaluru, Rajasthan Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
Ltd (RDPL), Jaipur, Indian Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (IDPL), Gurgaon
and Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (BCPL), Koikata do not have
their own Research and Development facilities.
(c) Three out of five CPSEs referred to at (b) above viz. HAL, BCPL
and IDPL are Board for Industrial & Financial Reconstruction (BIFR)
referred sick companies and are in the process of revival. Two companies,
viz KAPL and RDPL are profit making companies. Due to huge investment
involved, at present there is no specific proposal to invest in Research &
Development activities of these Pharma Public Sector Companies.