Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City or JN Pharma City or Pharma City is a Pharma
SEZ situated in the city of
Visakhapatnam,
India. It is the first industrial township in India.
Location
Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City is located in
Parawada
Parawada is a mandal in Anakapalli district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.
Geography
Paravada was assembly constituency until 2009. It is located at . It has an average elevation of 19 meters (65 feet). Members of Legislative Asse ...
, with a spread over of 2,400 acres.
Details
This pharma city foundation stone was laid by
Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy (8 July 1949 – 2 September 2009), popularly known as YSR, was the 14th chief minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serving from 2004 to 2009.
Reddy was elected to the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12t ...
, then Chief Minister of
Andhra Pradesh. It is a pharma product SEZ and
Andhra Pradesh State largest Pharma SEZ spread over 2143 acres. Most all multi-national pharma companies started their operations here, like Hospira, Hetero, Shasun, Natco, Eisai, Mylan, Biocon, GVK BIO, and Gland Pharma.
See also
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Visakhapatnam Special Economic Zone
References
{{Visakhapatnam
Economy of Visakhapatnam
Special Economic Zones of India
Year of establishment missing