More than 8000 pharma units present in States, UTs, Minister informs Parliament

Published On 2021-08-01 03:45 GMT   |   Update On 2021-08-06 09:21 GMT

New Delhi: Over 8000 pharma units are present in States and Union Territories (UTs) across the nation, the Minister of Chemical and Fertilizer Mansukh L. Mandaviya recently informed the Parliament while responding to a query regarding registered pharmaceutical drug manufacturers.The information was given by the Minister in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.The manufacture for sale of any drug...

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New Delhi: Over 8000 pharma units are present in States and Union Territories (UTs) across the nation, the Minister of Chemical and Fertilizer Mansukh L. Mandaviya recently informed the Parliament while responding to a query regarding registered pharmaceutical drug manufacturers.

The information was given by the Minister in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
The manufacture for sale of any drug in the country is regulated under the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules, 1945 there under. Licenses for manufacture of sale are granted by the State Licensing Authorities (SLAs) appointed by respective State Governments.

As per Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), the details of number of pharmaceutical drug manufacturers, State/UT-wise, in the country as on 29-05-2020 are as given below:

S.No.

Name of the State/UTs

No. of Pharma Units

1.

Andhra Pradesh

261

2.

Arunachal Pradesh

NIL

3.

Assam

25

4.

Bihar

89

5.

Chhattisgarh

31

6.

Goa

51

7.

Gujarat

3332

8.

Haryana

31

9.

Himachal Pradesh

555

10.

Jammu & Kashmir

55

11.

Jharkhand

44

12.

Karnataka

376

13.

Kerala

100

14.

Madhya Pradesh

267

15.

Maharashtra

929

16.

Manipur

NIL

17.

Meghalaya

NIL

18.

Mizoram

NIL

19.

Nagaland

NIL

20.

Odisha

18

21.

Punjab

156

22.

Rajasthan

128

23.

Sikkim

45

24.

Tamil Nadu

514

25.

Telangana

523

26.

Tripura

6

27.

Uttarakhand

220

28.

Uttar Pradesh

408

29.

West Bengal

180

30

Pondicherry

86

31.

Andaman & Nicobar Island

NIL

32.

Chandigarh

5

33.

Delhi

63

34.

Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

34

35.

Lakshadweep

NIL

Total

8532

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