Parliament Question: Status of progress of bulk drug parks in Gujarat

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3538 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24TH MARCH 2026 Status of progress of bulk drug parks in Gujarat 3538 # Shri Govindbhai Laljibhai Dholakia: Will the Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers be pleased to state: (a) whether the Department of Pharmaceuticals has implemented the scheme for promotion of bulk drug parks; (b) whether three bulk drug parks have been approved for Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, and Himachal Pradesh under the scheme; (c) whether there is a provision to provide facilities such as land at concessional rates and electricity, water, effluent treatment plants, steam, solid waste management and warehouses to bulk drug manufacturers for units established in these parks; and (d) the current status of progress of the bulk drug park approved for Gujarat? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL) (a) and (b) Yes, Sir. The Department of Pharmaceuticals is implementing the scheme for “Promotion of Bulk Drug Parks”. The scheme for promotion of Bulk Drug Parks was approved by the Cabinet on 20.03.2020 to facilitate setting up of three (3) Bulk Drug Parks in the country with the objective to bring down the cost of manufacturing of bulk drugs by creation of world class common infrastructure facilities. It would also help in creation of economies of scale for production of bulk drugs. Under the scheme, three Bulk Drug Parks were approved in FY 2022-23 in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. Financial assistance from the Central Government is provided for creation of Common Infrastructure Facilities (CIF), subject to a maximum of 1,000 crore per park, or 70% of the project cost (90% in the case of North-Eastern and Himalayan States), whichever is less. (c) Yes, Sir. The bulk drug parks are offering land and utilities such as power, water, effluent treatment plant, steam, solid waste management, warehouse facilities at a subsidized rate.(d) The State Implementing Agency, Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation, has utilised ₹341.44 crore out of the two instalments of ₹300 crore each received as Central Grant-in-Aid, and ₹206.92 crore out of ₹274.20 crore from State funds, towards the development of CIF. The present status of progress of the CIF under Gujarat bulk drug park is as under: • The environmental clearance was granted to the Gujarat Bulk Drug Park in February 2024. All the common infrastructure facilities related civil tenders, such as road, drainage, water infrastructure, effluent collection and rack system are awarded and approximately most of the work has been completed on site. • CIF Utility tenders like Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Solvent Recovery, Treatment Storage & Disposal Facilities, have also been awarded and a small portion of the work has been completed on site. Tender of parking has been awarded in November, 2025. • Tender of Steam Generation is released and which is under evaluation. • In addition to above CIF work, State Implementing Agency (SIA) has completed construction of an approach road of 4 km and has initiated the installation of a water pipeline to draw surface water from the Narmada Canal, located approximately 40 km from the Bulk Drug Park site. *****