BRS To Move Privilege Motion Against Mansukh Mandaviya

Delhi/Hyderabad, Dec 17 (Maxim News): The BRS members decided to move a privilege motion against the Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya alleging that the House has been misled by saying that the Centre had sanctioned a bulk drug park in Hyderabad and that it will receive Rs. 1,000 crore. However in the written reply on the same issue, the Centre maintained that only Andhra Pradesh, gujarat and Himachal Pradesh were cleared for establishing bulk drug parks.

the issue figured during question hour, when mandaviya was replying to a question raised by BRS floor leader Nama Nageshwara Rao, the Minister said that the Centre received proposals from 13 States for establishment of bulk drug parks from Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, karnataka, maharashtra, Gujarat, madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, of these, proposals of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh were approved and Rs. 900 crore were allocated for 2022-23 towards first instalment where Rs. 300 crore have been already released to Gujarat.

The Minister said the bulk drug parks will help reduce the country’s dependence on other countries for chemicals used by the pharmaceutical industry. India exported bulk drugs worth Rs. 33,320 crore in the financial year 2021-22. He also said there was no proposal to expand the scheme for Promotion of Bulk Drug parks to other states.

However, while answering a supplementary question raised by Nageshwara Rao on whether the Centre had any plans to set up a bulk drug park specifically in Hyderabad, a major hub for bulk drug manufacturing. Mandaviya tol him, ” Hyderabad is an important place for pharma industries. I want to inform the MP that the Centre has approved an application from Telangana for setting up a bulk drug park in Hyderabad which will receive Rs. 1,000 crore. “This oral answer is in contradiction to the written reply given. (Maxim news)

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