Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini has assured the pharma industry that his government will renew the state pharma policy for the sake of development of the pharma park at Karnal, which aims to change the face of Haryana into a modern pharma hub
KARNAL: The president of the Haryana Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (HPMA) R.L. Sharma and chairman of the Karnal Pharma Park Ltd while talking to media persons said, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) has been formed for setting up the cluster at Karnal, for which has received an assurance from the Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini that the state government will change the state pharma policy for the speedy development of the Pharma Park Project at Karnal on the National Highway 1. Meanwhile, the chief minister Saini has assured the entrepreneurs of the pharma industry that his government will renew the state pharma policy for the sake of development of the proposed pharma park at Karnal aiming to change the face of Haryana into a modern pharma hub. It was assured by the CM during a state level meeting of the industrial leaders called by the Haryana Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HCCI) at Manesar recently where State industry minister Rao Narbir Singh was also present.
Information reveals, the present pharma policy in the state was notified on February 4, 2019 valid for five years. Now the government is going to release another pharma policy with the priority for development of the Karnal Pharma Park Project which was also one of the priorities of the ruling party’s election manifesto in the last assembly election. Apart from this, there was a commitment from the union minister of chemicals and fertilizers that a pharma park would be set up in Karnal Industrial Area. RL Sharma, who is also the vice-president of the Haryana Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HCCI) also met the chief minister and apprised him of the problems and challenges faced by the pharma industry and there is an immediate need in establishing the pharma park at Karnal. On hearing the grievances of the industry, the chief minister Saini had assured to renew the pharma policy of Haryana to expedite action for the development of the modern pharma formulation park which is expected to change Haryana as a hub of pharma industries in north India. Sharma said once the cluster scheme of pharma formulation industries is materialized, the pharma MSMEs in Haryana will become globally competitive. Further, the park will generate employment opportunities for more than 30,000 skilled and unskilled workers.
The HPMA president said there are over 200 pharma manufacturing units in the state at present located mainly in districts Karnal, Jind, Kaithal, Yamunanagar, Panchkula, Ambala, Jhajjar, Mewat, Sonipat, Faridabad, Rewari, Kurukshetra, Fatehabad, Hisar, Bhiwani, Rohtak, Sirsa and Panipat. Meanwhile, the SPV bought 100 acres of land for the pharma cluster at Karnal and started preliminary work for the cluster scheme expected to develop the pharmaceutical sector in the region, which will have the common facilities such as common drug testing laboratory and common effluent treatment plant. Further, for simplification of regulatory processes for new investors, the government has assured all pharma sector related clearances with the single window portal of the state to provide clearances in a time-bound, completely online, and in a streamlined manner providing all licenses to get clearances in 30 days. According to Sharma, the pharma cluster project will help the pharmacy educational institutions in the state to train their students in the industrial units, for which the government will facilitate collaborations among research organizations, pharma industry and educational institutes. Sharma said a large number of manufacturing companies from Haryana had shifted to neighbouring states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand for availing the tax exemption benefits in the past and with the implementation of the pharma park project at Karnal, HPMA hopes bringing them back to Haryana.
