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What is the total financial outlay of the PLI scheme for bulk drugs?

  1. A.Rs 3,420 crore
  2. B.Rs 6,940 crore
  3. C.Rs 15,000 crore
  4. D.Rs 17,275 crore

Correct answer

B. Rs 6,940 crore

Explanation

The correct answer is Rs 6,940 crore. The bulk drugs scheme, which covers key starting materials, drug intermediates and active pharmaceutical ingredients, was approved in 2020 with that outlay and it works on 41 critical products where imports dominated. Rs 3,420 crore is the outlay of a different scheme, the one for domestic manufacturing of medical devices, also approved in 2020, so option A confuses two schemes of the same year. Rs 15,000 crore belongs to the pharmaceuticals scheme approved in 2021, which supports complex generics, biopharmaceuticals and other high-value products, so option C is wrong. Rs 17,275 crore is not an outlay at all; it is the targeted investment under the pharmaceuticals scheme, a figure that actual investment has crossed. Keep outlay, target and actual investment separate while revising, because questions are set on exactly this distinction.

Read the full article: Pharma PLI Draws Rs 46,744 Crore Investment, 57 Devices Made

Practice Questions

Q1.Government SchemesMedium

How many unique medical devices have gone into production under the PLI scheme for medical devices?

  1. A.28
  2. B.39
  3. C.48
  4. D.57
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Correct answer: D. 57

Production of 57 unique medical devices has begun under the scheme, and the list runs from magnetic resonance imaging machines, computed tomography scanners, cath labs and linear accelerators to C-arms, mammography machines, ultrasound systems, anaesthesia machines and heart valves, most of which were earlier brought in from outside.

Q2.Government SchemesEasy

Which ministry's department implements the production linked incentive schemes for pharmaceuticals and medical devices?

  1. A.Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  2. B.Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
  3. C.Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  4. D.Ministry of Science and Technology
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Correct answer: B. Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

The Department of Pharmaceuticals sits in that ministry and runs all three schemes, the one for bulk drugs, the one for pharmaceuticals and the one for medical devices.

Q3.Government SchemesHard

Under Special Campaign 6, the number of e-waste recyclers, refurbishers and producers enrolled on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) rose from 38 to:

  1. A.More than 75
  2. B.More than 100
  3. C.More than 200
  4. D.More than 500
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Correct answer: C. More than 200

Building on the e-waste focus of the previous campaign, Special Campaign 6 worked with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the Central Pollution Control Board, State Pollution Control Boards and the recycling industry to link government offices with authorised recyclers, refurbishers and producers.

Q4.Government SchemesMedium

Which ministry earned the highest revenue from scrap disposal during Special Campaign 6?

  1. A.Ministry of Coal
  2. B.Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)
  3. C.Ministry of Defence (Department of Military Affairs)
  4. D.Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
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Correct answer: B. Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)

It was followed by the Department of Military Affairs with ₹88.96 crore, the Ministry of Coal with ₹61.41 crore and the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas with ₹34.81 crore.