DoP Plans Major Projects to Boost Pharma Manufacturing, R&D and Medical Devices Sector
August 11, 2009, Pharmabiz


The Central government, through the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, is contemplating major projects including establishment of two pharma clusters, a pharma city, a vaccine development centre and four R&D hubs in the country to augment the manufacturing and R&D capacity of the Indian pharmaceutical sector. As the first phase of the proposed Pharma India Vision 2020, which emphasises on developing adequate infrastructure to support the expected growth in the India pharma industry, the department will set up a Pharma City in Andhra Pradesh. The DoP is in talks with the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation to develop an 800 to 900 acre cluster in Hyderabad, said Ashok Kumar, secretary, DoP on the sidelines of the 43rd Annual General Meeting of Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI) in Mumbai.