P. V. Appaji

Dr. P. V. Appaji, a post-graduate and Doctorate in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Nagpur University, Nagpur. He started his career in 1975 with the Drugs Control Organisation, Government of Andhra Pradesh and he worked in various capacities as Technical Officer, Deputy Director, Deputy Development Commissioner and Director in National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) till June 2003. In July 2004, he was sent on deputation to the newly created organisation, namely, Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil) under Ministry of Commerce, Govt of India as Executive Director and retired from Pharmexcil as Director General in December 2016 at the age of 67 years after several extensions.

He was selected as a WHO fellow in 1986 and was trained in USA and Canada. He made a presentation at WHO Geneva in 1997 on Drug price fixation methodology.

During the course of his duties over three decades in State and Central Governments, he handled several subjects relating to pharmaceutical industry.

He is a known figure across the industry as one of the few Government of India officers having thorough experience / knowledge on Indian Pharma and its growth story. He was known as friend of SMEs and made strong efforts for their entry to global export markets. Hundreds of such benefitted SMEs who became successful exporters fondly called him as ‘Bhishma Pita maha‘ of Indian Pharma industry.

To his credit, he has many publications and research articles. He has been honoured with “Eminent Pharmacy Graduate Award” by Indian Pharmacy Graduate Association, Hyderabad and “Lifetime Achievement Award 2012” by Hyderabad Management Association (HMA), Affiliated to AIMA, New Delhi and prestigious Prof. M.L. Khurana Memorial Lecture Award -2013 by Indian Pharmaceutical Association ( IPA) . He is also the life member of several eminent associations like IPA, IPGA etc.

He was member of several key Pharma committees constituted by Govt of India in the past, i.e. Member, Committee of Administration of Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP) Member, CII National Committee on Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Member, Foreign Trade Committee at various institutions like FICCI, FAPCCI, CII, and is playing a vital role in promotion of International trade. Member, Project Approval Committee, Ministry of AYUSH, are few of them At present he is member of state and central pharmacy councils, independent board member of a pharma company and actively guiding some pharma companies on related matters.