The ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has cleared a proposal to allow drug manufacturers to pull out their product mix or raw materials used without a fresh environmental clearance as long as their pollution load remains constant. The move is expected to bring a much relief for bulk drug makers. The industry feels it can bring fresh investments worth Rs 100000 crore every year for the next few years.
According to government sources a notification is expected soon. "Earlier clearance was needed for any change in the product, raw materials or product mix or change in quantities within products in the same category for which approval has been granted. One of the government source says that, the above granted approval has been given a waiver, provided there is no increase in pollution load and the increase in production capacity is not more than 50 percent of the production capacity permitted in the earlier environmental clearance'.
According to industry estimates, such clearances used to take four to eight months. The officials says that, the drug companies will have to obtain a ' no increase in pollution load' certificate for any expansion. This will helps the business companies to respond to market opportunities faster.
The Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) has been pursuing the issue with the environment ministry for some time. P D Vaghela, secretory, DoP said that, "It is a significant step in the right direction and will help the local drug industry, and also they are happy that that the MoEF considered the industry requests".
According to government sources a notification is expected soon. "Earlier clearance was needed for any change in the product, raw materials or product mix or change in quantities within products in the same category for which approval has been granted. One of the government source says that, the above granted approval has been given a waiver, provided there is no increase in pollution load and the increase in production capacity is not more than 50 percent of the production capacity permitted in the earlier environmental clearance'.
According to industry estimates, such clearances used to take four to eight months. The officials says that, the drug companies will have to obtain a ' no increase in pollution load' certificate for any expansion. This will helps the business companies to respond to market opportunities faster.
The Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) has been pursuing the issue with the environment ministry for some time. P D Vaghela, secretory, DoP said that, "It is a significant step in the right direction and will help the local drug industry, and also they are happy that that the MoEF considered the industry requests".
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