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|  name   = Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited
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|  type   = [[Public sector undertaking]]
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|  foundation     = 1961
|  location       =[[New Delhi]]<br />[[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]<br />[[Gurgaon]]<br />[[Rishikesh]]
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|  num_employees  =
|  products       = Drugs and [[pharmaceuticals]]
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|  homepage       = [http://www.idplindia.in/about.php Official website]
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'''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]].:<ref>http://pharmaceuticals.gov.in/cpsu.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> The company is involved in patent development alongside, [[National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad|National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research]] to provide affordable drugs, and has recently released three over the counter drugs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pharmaceuticalsinsight.com/file/99425/idpl-introduces-three-new-otc-drugs.html |title=IDPL Introduces Three New OTC Drugs - Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Insight<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=30 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324184009/http://www.pharmaceuticalsinsight.com/file/99425/idpl-introduces-three-new-otc-drugs.html |archive-date=24 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://chemicals.nic.in/pharma_idpl.htm |title=Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals-Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers-Pharmaceuticals<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=30 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611025211/http://chemicals.nic.in/pharma_idpl.htm |archive-date=11 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

A new formulation unit was inaugurated in Hyderabad in February 2017.

Many attempts have been made to revive IDPL, declared sick by the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction. The Government of India is exploring ways of strategically selling the unit and meet outstanding liabilities. On the 9th of February 2021, the [[Government of India]] announced the liquidation of IDPL.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/govt-has-decided-to-shut-2-pharma-psus-disinvest-other-3-govt-tells-ls-121020901689_1.html|title=Govt has decided to shut 2 pharma PSUs, disinvest other 3: Govt tells LS|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=9 February 2021|agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad]]
*[[Pharmaceuticals in India]]
*[[Dr. Reddy's Laboratories]]
*[[Genome Valley]]

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[[Category:Pharmaceutical companies of India]]
[[Category:Government-owned companies of India]]
[[Category:Industries in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Pharmaceutical companies established in 1961]]


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