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Rajasthan govt moves to Revive RDPL, inspection conducted

Jaipur, May 2 (UNI) Rajasthan government is set to revive the Rajasthan Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited (RDPL), a Central Public Sector Unit located in the state.
While the Central government holds 51 percent equity shares of the pharma company, the remaining 49 percent shares are with the state government.

The state government had announced the revival of RDPL in the budget, and the Department of Medical and Health has started taking follow up action. As part of this effort, Neha Giri, Managing Director of Rajasthan Medical Services Corporation Limited, inspected RDPL.

During the inspection, Giri was accompanied by RDPL's Special Officer and other officials of the corporation. She inspected the production area, quality control, storage facilities, main building, and campus of RDPL. She was informed that RDPL is located in an industrial area with approximately 10 acres of land under its possession.

Giri inspected the machines and equipment installed at the RDPL campus and assessed their functionality. She directed the RDPL representative to provide information about the company's building, equipment, and all liabilities. She also sought information about the pending court cases related to RDPL and gave the necessary instructions.

The MD directed that a report be prepared on the 2016 fire incident at RDPL, as well as a compilation of information about the board of directors, currently employed staff, financial provisions, and all liabilities. She also inspected the water supply, electricity supply, biomedical waste, and designated storage areas within the RDPL campus. UNI XC AKT SSP
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