Dehradun pharmaceutical cluster (Uttarakhand)

Introduction

The Dehradun pharmaceutical industry cluster, known as ‘Pharma City’, is located about 25 kilometers from Dehradun in Selaqui industrial area. The units in the cluster are mainly engaged in production of allopathic formulations in various dosage forms such as tablets, capsules and liquid orals. Many units export their products. Most of the units procure ‘Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients’ (API) and carry out job work for larger pharmaceutical industries. There are about 52 pharmaceutical units in the cluster, most of them MSMEs.

Products manufactured

Allopathic formulations in the form of tablets, capsules, liquid oral does, ointments, and injections

Number of MSMEs

52

Energy consumption

Low

Main fuels

Electricity; HSD/LDO; LPG

Production & turnover

380 million tablets, 106 million capsules, and 11.5 million sachets annually

Total energy consumption (toe)

8074

Leading industry association(s)

• Indian Drug Manufacturers’ Association http://www.idma-assn.org/
• Industries Association of Uttarakhand https://www.iauonline.in/achievments.php

Cluster Profile

http://www.sameeeksha.org/pdf/clusterprofile/Deharadun-Pharmaceuticals-Uttarakhand.pdf

Events

http://www.sameeeksha.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=86

Other Resources

• State Infrastructure and Industrial Development Corporation of Uttarakhand Ltd (SIIDCUL) http://www.siidcul.com/
• MSME Development Institute, Haldwani http://www.msmedihaldwani.gov.in/

Source: Data pertains to 2015-16, collected primarily under the TERI-SDC EESE project