The objective of Pharmaceutical Promotion Development Scheme (PPDS) is promotion, development and export promotion in Pharmaceutical sector by extending financial support for conduct of seminars, conferences, and exhibition, mounting delegations to and from India for promotion of exports as well as investments, conducting studies/consultancies, for facilitating growth, exports as well as critical issues affecting Pharma sector.
100% grant for Programmes organized by govt. dept./institutions/agencies
75% grant to autonomous bodies/private agencies/associations/private institutions/NGO’s or others for activities organized on the initiative of dept. or suggested by department.
50% grant to the activities organized by autonomous bodies/private agencies/associations/private institutions/NGO’s or others for activities organized on their own initiative and having relevance to the mandate of department.
For Mega event, like India pharma and India medical Expo Grant will be worked out based on the estimates furnished and parameters like expenditure incurred in the past with concurrence of IFD/dept. of expenditure.
For studies/surveys/online surveys/magazines etc. Grant will 100%, 75% & 50% based on the category as mentioned in guidelines