IDPL Hyderabad History

Hello sir I am from Hyderabad and I am here as I want to know the History of IDPL so will you please tell me the history of this Company??

[Pathak]

Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited (IDPL) is a public sector pharmaceutical, bulk drug manufacturing and drug discovery company owned by the Indian government, headquartered in New Delhi, and located in Hyderabad, Gurgaon and Rishikesh.

With the vision of the then Prime Minister of India, IDPL was incorporated in April, 1961 with main objectives of creating self-sufficiency in respect of essential life saving medicines, to free the country from dependence on imports and to provide medicines to the millions at affordable prices and not to make millions from the medicines.

IDPL was basically conceived and established as a part of Healthcare Infrastructure and has played a pioneering infra-structural role in the growth of Indian Drug Industry base.

IDPL played a major role in the strategic National Health Programmes like Family Welfare Programme & Population Control (Mala-D & Mala-N) anti-malarials (Chloroquine) and prevention of dehydration (ORS) by providing quality medicines.

During the country’s calamity of outbreak of Plague in 1994, IDPL was the only company which played the sheet anchor role in supplying Tetracycline for the entire Nation.

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Head Office
SCOPE Complex, Core-6, 1st Floor,
7 Lodhi Road, New Delhi -110003
Tel : 011-24364340, Fax: 011-24364341

Registered Office
IDPL Corporate office, IDPL Complex,
Old Delhi Gurgaon Road, Dundahera,
Gurgaon- 122016 (Haryana)
Tel: 0124-2456022-30, Fax: 0124-4303744

Hyderabad Plant Address:
IDPL Factory
Near Petrol Bunk, JNTU - Hitech City Road, KPHB Phase III, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, Telangana 500072
500037 Hyderabad