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The Gujarat Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) has approved layout designs of 225 pharmaceutical companies since July 2015 after the introduction of goods and services tax (GST). The manufacturing units include APIs, formulations and medical device units.
Post GST, Gujarat has witnessed an upswing in foreign and domestic players taking interest in setting up manufacturing bases in the country.
“Layout designs of major pharma companies like Cadila, Baxter, Sun Pharma, Alembic amongst others have been approved which has strengthened manufacturing base in Gujarat post GST,” remarks Gujarat FDCA Commissioner Dr H G Koshia.
Talking about the investments following approvals, he said “Punishka Healthcare Pvt Ltd will invest Rs.300 crore for its injectables plant in Ahmedabad among others like Edkem Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd to start operations with an investment of Rs.150 crore.”
Other companies which have got approvals are Avantika Medex Pvt Ltd, Derek Healthcare, Dewcare Concept Pvt Ltd, Afeel Life Care, Rajkot, Armein Pharmaceuticals Pvt.Ltd, Anand, Cumitex Medical Pvt.Ltd, Vadodara, DWD Pharmaceuticals, Vadodara, Exon Chemicals, Bhavnagar, Merril Pharma Pvt.Ltd, Ahmedabad Rural, Krigen Pharmaceuticals Pvt.Ltd, Gandhinagar, Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Livwel Healthcare, Mehasna, Shrinivas Finecare Industries, Valsad, Swan Pharmaceuticals Pvt.Ltd, Ahmedabad Rural, Pride Drugs And Pharma Pvt.Ltd, Gandhinagar, Rivon Pharmaceutical, Mehasna, Vasa Pharmachem Pvt.Ltd, Ahmedabad Rural, SG Healthcare Pvt.Ltd, Ahmedabad Rural, Newtech Polychem Pvt.Ltd, Valsad, Aan Lifesciences Pvt.Ltd, Kheda, Arihant Biocare, Ahmedabad Rural, Saurin Biotech Himatnagar, Virhaan Pharmaceuticals LLP, Ahmedabad Rural, Trigat Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd, Vadodara, Navin Saxena Research & Technology Pvt Ltd, Kutch, Aashka Formulation Pvt Ltd Gandhinagar, Gujarat Minerals Industries, Vadodara Chemist Corporation, Vadodara, Kusum Chemical Pvt.Ltd, Vadodara, Vikram Starch, Mehsana, Mapeleaf Healthcare Mehsana, Skot Pharma Mehsana, Zahidi Pharmaceuticals Pvt.Ltd, Valsad, Dishman Carbogen Amcis Ltd, Ahmedabad Rural, Gujarat Organica Ltd, Bharuch, Renova Lifescience Pvt.Ltd, Rajkot, Afeel Lifecare, Rajkot, Prime Medica Promotion Pvt.Ltd, Vadodara, Adnova Healthcare Pvt.Ltd (Group Lab), Vadodara, Element Chemicals Pvt.Ltd, Bharuch, Spectrum Meditech Pvt.Ltd, Mehsana, Skantir Lifescience LLP etc.
In the current scenario, it is also easier and timely for the pharma companies to start their operations smoothly as Gujarat government has revised its time line for grant of manufacturing licenses to 60 days from the earlier stipulated time line of 120 days.
Revision of timeliness for grant of manufacturing licenses has been a major initiative of the government as part of Pharma Vision 2020 under the Right of Citizens to Services for speedy issuance of licenses.
A National Centre for Medical Devices (NCMD) in Ahmedabad is also being developed to nurture innovators and industry.
A large number of pharmaceutical companies which had to shut down their production facilities in the northern part of the country in the event of expiry of tax holidays granted during 2001-02 have also got approvals for their plant layout designs which is a major boost to the domestic pharmaceutical industry.
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