The Department of Pharmaceuticals has recently given ‘in-principle’ approval to the proposals to set up bulk drug parks in three states- Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh under the scheme of “Promotion of Bulk Drug Parks”. This is a major initiative to support bulk drug manufacturing in the country.

• Under this scheme, proposals for construction of bulk drug parks were received from 13 states. Out of which Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh have been selected.
• The financial assistance for the proposed bulk drug parks in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh will be 70 per cent of the project cost of the shared infrastructure.
• At the same time, being a hill state, the financial assistance for Himachal Pradesh will be 90 percent of the total project cost. The maximum assistance for wholesale drug parks under this scheme will be limited to Rs 1,000 crore.