New Delhi: A total of 192 applications has been approved so far, with a total sanctioned amount of Rs 181.59 crore under the Government's Revamped Pharmaceuticals Technology Upgradation Scheme (RPTUS), the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers informed the Parliament while outlining measures to strengthen the quality of Indian medicines exported abroad.

During a recent Rajya Sabha session, MP Shri Meda Raghunadha Reddy had asked whether the Government was aware of recent reports by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) uncovering lapses at factories run by major Indian pharmaceutical companies, including unsanitary manufacturing conditions, poorly trained staff, under-investigated complaints and evidence of contaminated drugs being exported to the US. He also sought details of the st

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