The Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Ananth Kumar gave away the 1st India Pharma awards in Bengaluru.
The awards constituted by Department of Pharmaceuticals were given to outstanding Pharma Industries to motivate Indian Pharma and medical devices industries.
The winner of the awards are:
| CATEGORY OF AWARD | NAME OF THE COMPANY |
| OVERALL INDIA PHARMA EXCELLENCE AWARD | CADILA HEALTHCARE LIMITED |
| INDIA PHARMA LEADER AWARD | SHRI GLENN SALDANA, CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR, GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED |
| INDIA PHARMA COMPANY OF THE YEAR AWARD | LUPIN LIMITED |
| INDIA PHARMA BULK DRUG COMPANY OF THE YEAR AWARD | SMS PHARMACEUTICALS LTD |
| INDIA PHARMA INNOVATION OF THE YEAR AWARD | CADILA HEATHCARE LIMITED |
| INDIA PHARMA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD | SUN PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRIES LTD |
| INDIA PHARMA CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR AWARD | ABBOTT INDIA LIMTED |
| INDIA PHARMA MEDICAL DEVICES COMPANY OF THE YEAR AWARD | HARSORIA HEALTHCARE PVT LTD |
| INDIA PHARMA EXPORT COMPANY OF THE YEAR AWARD | CAMUS PHARMA PVT LTD |
| INDIA PHARMA BULK DRUG EXPORT COMPANY OF THE YEAR | SMS PHARMACEUTICALS LTD |
| INDIA PHARMA MEDICAL DEVICES EXPORT COMPANY OF THE YEAR AWARD | SCOPE MEDICAL DEVICES PVT LTD |
| SPECIAL AWARD: PHARMA PSU COMPANY OF THE YEAR AWARD | KARNATAKA ANTIBIOTICS AND PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED, A PSU UNDER DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS |