The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers will soon announce a ₹5,000-crore research programme aimed at reducing India’s import dependency on Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) and promoting discovery of new drug molecules.
As part of the programme, the Ministry will also initiate strengthening of research infrastructure through Centres of Excellence (CoEs) in the seven existing National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPERs) at a tentative cost of ₹700 crore over a period of five years.
Speaking about the policy decision, Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, on Tuesday said that India will soon start a research registry which will be a one-stop site for all institutes, industry, and academics to know and possibly collaborate on research ideas and processes.
