India Pharma Awards given by Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers

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Government of India
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
08-January-2016 12:49 IST

The Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri Ananth Kumar gave away the 1^st India Pharma awards in Bengaluru on Thursday evening. The awards constituted by Department of Pharmaceuticals were given to outstanding Pharma Industries to motivate Indian Pharma and medical devices industries. The winner of the awards are:

CATEGORY OF AWARD	NAME OF THE COMPANY
OVERALL INDIA PHARMA EXCELLENCE AWARD	CADILA HEALTHCARE LIMITED
INDIA PHARMA LEADER AWARD	SHRI GLENN SALDANA, CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR, GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
INDIA PHARMA COMPANY OF THE YEAR AWARD	LUPIN LIMITED
INDIA PHARMA BULK DRUG COMPANY OF THE YEAR AWARD	SMS PHARMACEUTICALS LTD
INDIA PHARMA INNOVATION OF THE YEAR AWARD	CADILA HEATHCARE LIMITED
INDIA PHARMA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD	SUN PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRIES LTD
INDIA PHARMA CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR AWARD	ABBOTT INDIA LIMTED
INDIA PHARMA MEDICAL DEVICES COMPANY OF THE YEAR AWARD	HARSORIA HEALTHCARE PVT LTD
INDIA PHARMA EXPORT COMPANY OF THE YEAR AWARD	CAMUS PHARMA PVT LTD
INDIA PHARMA BULK DRUG EXPORT COMPANY OF THE YEAR	SMS PHARMACEUTICALS LTD
INDIA PHARMA MEDICAL DEVICES EXPORT COMPANY OF THE YEAR AWARD	SCOPE MEDICAL DEVICES PVT LTD
SPECIAL AWARD: PHARMA PSU COMPANY OF THE YEAR AWARD	KARNATAKA ANTIBIOTICS AND PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED, A PSU UNDER DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS

Speaking on the occasion the Shri Ananth Kumar said that the Pharma Industry in the country is growing at a higher rate than GDP and needs to be complimented for this. He said that the government would like domestic Pharma industry to be global leaders. He said that the government and the Pharma entrepreneurs will work together as team Pharma India, with the aim of serving millions of ailing people. Shri Ananth Kumar assured full support to the industry.

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