As per Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), the details of number of pharmaceutical drug manufacturers, State/UT-wise, in the country as on 29-05-2020 are as given below.

 

Number of Pharmaceutical Units present in States and UTs as on 29-05-2020

S.No.	Name of the State/UTs	No. of Pharma Units
	Andhra Pradesh	261
	Arunachal Pradesh	NIL
	Assam	25
	Bihar	89
	Chhattisgarh	31
	Goa	51
	Gujarat	3332
	Haryana	31
	Himachal Pradesh	555
	Jammu & Kashmir	55
	Jharkhand	44
	Karnataka	376
	Kerala	100
	Madhya Pradesh	267
	Maharashtra	929
	Manipur	NIL
	Meghalaya	NIL
	Mizoram	NIL
	Nagaland	NIL
	Odisha	18
	Punjab	156
	Rajasthan	128
	Sikkim	45
	Tamil Nadu	514
	Telangana	523
	Tripura	6
	Uttarakhand	220
	Uttar Pradesh	408
	West Bengal	180
	Pondicherry	86
	Andaman & Nicobar Island	NIL
	Chandigarh	5
	Delhi	63
	Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	34
	Lakshadweep	NIL
	Total	8532

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The manufacture for sale of any drug in the country is regulated under the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules, 1945 there under. Licenses for manufacture of sale are granted by the State Licensing Authorities (SLAs) appointed by respective State Governments.

 

The information was given by the Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

 

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