New Delhi. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday targeted the Narendra Modi government over its alleged plans to privatize ‘Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited’ (IMPCL) and asked what was its purpose other than “filling the coffers of select friends”. It is possible Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s comments come amid reports that the government is planning to disinvest the pharmaceutical company, which has raised concerns among many local residents whose livelihoods could be affected.
Priyanka Gandhi said in a post on the social media platform ‘X’, “What is the intention of the government behind selling the profitable Mini Ratna pharmaceutical company?” She wrote in the post, “In Mohan, Almora, Uttarakhand. Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL) was established in 1978 jointly by the Central and State Governments. It is a major factory of Ayurveda and Unani medicines which supplies medicines across the country and also abroad.
He said, “Last year it made a profit of Rs 18 crore and is planning to give a dividend of Rs 6 crore to the government.” He said that there are more than 500 employees in this unit and thousands of small farmers sell their small produce and raw materials. supply the goods. “The plan to sell a profitable pharmaceutical factory exposes the truth of the hypocrisy of promoting Ayurveda and AYUSH,” he said.
