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India dependent on China for essential drugs, imports take lead in past 3 yrs

New Delhi, Dec 2 (UNI) India is dependent on China for imports of bulk drugs and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients for producing certain essential medicines, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
In a written reply, Minister of Shipping and Chemicals and Fertilisers Mansukh L Mandaviya said, ''Imports of bulk medicines from China have increased considerably in the last three years as against the total imports made during this period. Out of the total imports of Rs 18,991.14-crore, Rs 12,061.53-crore of drugs were imported from China alone.''
''This figure increased to Rs 12,757.96-crore against the overall imports of Rs 19,833.20-crore in 2014-15.
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