Govt has decided to shut 2 pharma PSUs

Question: Consider the following statements:-
i) Indian Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd (IDPL) and Rajasthan Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd (RDPL) will be closed .
ii) The Department of Pharmaceuticals has five public sector undertakings (PSUs).
iii) Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd (HAL), Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd (BCPL), and Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceutical Ltd (KAPL) will be strategically divested.
Which of the above are true

a)I,ii
b) ii,iii,
c) all of the above
d) none of the above
Ans: c)
Facts

  • The government has decided to close two pharma public sector undertakings and disinvest the other three.
  • The Department of Pharmaceuticals has five public sector undertakings (PSUs). Out of the five PSUs, the government has taken a decision to close two pharma PSUs, namely Indian Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd (IDPL) and Rajasthan Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd (RDPL).
  • The other three namely Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd (HAL), Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd (BCPL), and Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceutical Ltd (KAPL) will be strategically divested.

By kameshwar shukla

Reference: 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