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1. Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited (IDPL)


It was incorporated in 1961. The company has presently three manufacturing plants one each at Rishikesh in Uttarakhand, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) and Gurgaon (Haryana). IDPL has two wholly owned subsidiaries, namely IDPL (Tamil Nadu) Ltd., Chennai in Tamil Nadu and Bihar Drugs and Organic Chemicals Limited at Muzaffarpur (Bihar). In addition, IDPL has two joint sector undertakings, promoted in collaboration with the respective State Governments. These are Rajasthan Drugs and Pharmaceutical Limited (RD PL), Jaipur and Odisha Drugs and Chemicals Ltd. (ODCL), Bhubaneshwar (Fig. 11.16).