<span style="color: #222222;">The government today said that sufficient stock of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient, API is available in the country for manufacturing of medicines. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Chemical and Fertilizer Minister, D.V. Sadananda Gowda said, Department of Pharmaceuticals has constituted an inter-departmental Committee under the chairmanship of Joint Drugs Controller, Central Drugs Standard Control Organization, CDSCO to address the drug security in the country in the wake of coronavirus outbreak in China.<br />''<br />''He said, the Committee has observed that the present stock of APIs is sufficient for two to three months. Mr. Gowda said, CDSCO is reviewing all such applications for import of APIs in an expeditious manner for which India is highly dependent on China. He said, the committee constituted by the Department has assessed that there may be impact on import of certain APIs which are majorly manufactured in the Hubei province of China.</span><br />