Pharmaceutical Scheme

Pharmaceutical Scheme

Scheme1: Assistance to Medical Device Clusters for Common Facilities (AMD-CF)

Components of the Scheme

1. Assistance for Common Facilities (CF) To strengthen the medical device clusters’ capacity for their sustained growth by creating Common Infrastructure Facilities.

2. Assistance for Testing Facilities (TF) To strengthen availability of more Medical Device Testing Laboratories in order to boost. manufacturing of quality medical devices

Financial Year Physical Outlay Financial Outlay (Rs. in crore)
Common Facilities Testing labs Common Facilities Testing labs Total Grant-in-Aid
2023-24 4 6 48 18 66
2024-25 8 6 128 30 158
2025-26 0 0 64 12 76
Total 12 12 240 60 300

Pharmaceutical Scheme

Sub-Scheme: Assistance for Common Facilities (CF)

  1. Medical Devices manufacturing units in a cluster who have come together to form a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to execute the project of developing common facility. There shall be a minimum of 5 Medical Device manufacturing units as members of SPV.
  2. Medical Devices clusters promoted by the State Governments: Such a Project Implementing Agency shall be legal entity under the Indian law with foresight of the State Governments. Such a cluster may be exempted from the requirement of formation of SPV & will be deemed to be an SPV for the purpose of this Scheme, provided separate accounts are maintained for the funds to be used for the projects assisted under AMD-CF and an Executive Committee (EC) is set up for implementation of the project.

For Common Infrastructure Facilities (CIF) for the Medical Device (MD) clusters, the limit of support will be 70% of the approved project cost or Rs. 20 cr., whichever is less, as per the approval of SSC. In the case of Himalayan States and States in the North East Region, the grant-in-aid would be Rs. 20 Crore per Cluster or 90% of the project cost of the CIF, whichever is less.

Strengthening of Pharmaceuticals Industry (SPI)

Components of the Scheme The Scheme shall have 3 components / sub-schemes:

Assistance to Pharmaceutical Industry for Common Facilities (APICF) To strengthen the existing pharmaceutical clusters’ capacity for their sustained growth by creating common facilities.

Incentive under the scheme The limit of incentive will be 70% of the approved project cost or Rs 20 cr., whichever is less, as per approval of SSC. In the case of Himalayan States and States in the North East Region, the grant-in-aid would be Rs. 20 Crore per Cluster or 90% of the project cost of the Common Infrastructure Facilities (CIF), whichever is less

II. Pharmaceutical Technology Upgradation Assistance Scheme (PTUAS) To facilitate Micro, Small and Medium Pharma Enterprises (MSMEs) of proven track record to meet national and international regulatory standards.

Revamped Pharmaceutical Technology Upgradation Assistance Scheme (RPTUAS)

Existing Pharmaceutical manufacturing units having average turnover less than Rs. 500 crore over the last 3 years.

Incentive under the scheme

Pharmaceutical units with the following average turnover criteria over the last three years will be eligible for incentives, subject to a maximum of Rs. 1.00 crore:

  • Turnover from Rs. 1.00 crore to less than Rs. 50.00 crore: 20% of investment in eligible activities.
  • Turnover from Rs. 50.00 crore to less than Rs. 250.00 crore: 15% of investment in eligible activities.
  • Turnover from Rs. 250.00 crore to less than Rs. 500.00 crore: 10% of investment in eligible activities.

Eligible activities

Investments made for upgradation after January 1, 2024, will be eligible for subsidy calculation.

For imported machinery, the cost of machinery as investment will include import duty, shipping charges, customs charges, and GST. For domestically purchased machinery, GST will be included in the investment cost.

Only the following expenditures will be considered for subsidy calculation for Pharma units:

  • Utilities (HVAC, Water, Steam)
  • Clean Room Facility
  • Testing Lab, Stability Chamber
  • Effluent Treatment/Waste Management
  • Consultation/Certification Expenses
  • Any other item recommended by the Technical Committee

Eligible Activities I.

Preparation of study reports on topics of importance for Indian Pharmaceutical and Medical Device industry. II. Support to Pharma and Medical Devices organizations to organize seminars, conferences, conventions, workshop & exhibitions (all such sessions individually referred to herein as the “Event”). III. Non-financial Logo support for Pharma and Medical Devices events. IV. Creation of Database of pharmaceutical and medical device sector. V. Organizing Mega events like annual India Pharma and Medical Devices meet and participating in other national or international events

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