SHIMLA: Centre has approved the detailed project report of Rs 1923 Crore Bulk Drug Park at Haroli in Una district.
By expediting the Bulk Drug Park Haroli and the Medical Device Park in Nalagarh in Solan district, the BJP government eyes political gains against the Congress in Una and Solan.
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that the Scheme Steering Committee of the Union Government gave its final approval to the Bull Drug Park today.
He said the project is a result of ‘Double Engine Government’ (of Centre and State), that works in unison and strengthened the Spirit of Competitive and Cooperative Federalism.
Jai Ram Thakur said that the State Government and the department industries was committed to execute both Medical Device Park & Bulk Drug Park in time bound manner so that the entire region could reap the benefits of these mega projects.
Chief Minister said that this project would be implemented through Himachal Pradesh Bulk Drug Infrastructure Limited which would be State Implementing Agency (SIA).
He said that total estimated cost of the Bulk Drug Park Project was Rs. 1923 crore, out of which the eligible CIF for GoI grant was Rs. 1118 crore and the remaining amount of Rs. 804.54 crore would be borne by the State Government.
He said that this Mega project would give boost to numerous economic activities in its surroundings and in adjoining five districts Una, Bilaspur, Kangra, Solan and Hamirpur.
Industries Minister, Bikram Singh Thakur said the state Department of Industries had submitted the DPR of Bulk Drug Park to the Department of Pharmaceuticals.
This committee had representatives from Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India (MoH&FW), Director General Drug Controller of India (DCGI), and Industrial Finance Corporation of India.
Director Industries, Rakesh Prajapati made a detailed presentation of DPR during the meeting of Scheme Steering Committee.
