Question : LOSSES TO DRUG MANUFACTURING COMPANIES

(a) the details of the public sector drug manufacturing companies running in losses;

(b) the details of assistance provided by the Government for running these companies during the last three years, company-wise; (

(c) the details of drugs manufactured by these companies;

(d) the details of annual income earned through the sale of raw drugs;

(e) whether some Ministries/Departments of the Government purchase costly drugs from private companies instead of public sector companies;

(f) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(g) whether the Government has made any efforts to persuade these Ministries/Departments to purchase drugs from public sector companies only; and

(h) if so, the outcome thereof?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS(SHRI B.K. HANDIQUE)

(a) & (b) The details of assistance provided by the Government to loss making public sector drug companies during the last three years are as under:

(Rs. in crores)
Sl. No.	Name of PSU	Year	Amount
1. Hindustan
Antibiotics Limited (HAL)	(i) 2004-05	(i) 7.27
(ii) 2005-06	(ii) 30.30
(iii) 2006-07	(iii) 131.69
2. Bengal Chemicals
& Pharmaceuticals
Limited(BCPL)	(i) 2004-05	(i) 4.64	(ii) 2005-06	(ii) 9.73	(iii) 2006-07	(iii) 124.19
3. Indian Drugs &
Pharmaceuticals
Limited(IDPL)	(i) 2004-05	(i) Nil
(ii) 2005-06	(ii) 7.00
(iii) 2006-07	(iii) 0.95