HLL Lifecare reports annual condom production of 221.7 cr
HLL Lifecare
on Tuesday announced that it was manufacturing 221.7 crore condoms annually, cementing its position as one of the largest condom manufacturers in the world.
HLL director (marketing) N. Ajit said in a statement that HLL has eight factories across the country. "Of these, five factories produce
contraceptive products
. The factory in Peroorkada(Kerala) manufactures 124.6 crore condoms annually, while the one in Kanagala (Karnataka) produces 37 crore condoms, 98 lakh oral contraceptive pills (OCPs), 12.5 crore non-steroidal OCPs, and 1.87 crore emergency contraceptive pills. The Kakkanad (Kerala) facility produces 30 crore male condoms and 2.5 crore female condoms annually, while the Airapuram (Kerala) factory manufactures an additional 27.6 crore condoms each year. The factory in Aakkulam (Kerala) annually produces 55 lakh copper-Ts and 25 lakh tubal rings,' he said.
According to the data released on the last
World AIDS Day
, HLL manufactured and distributed more than 5,500 crore condoms over the past 60 years. Ajit also said that Kerala and HLL played a major role in India's success in population control, and that HLL is at the forefront of introducing several new contraceptive products in the country. "In the early days, HLL made condoms available across the country under the brand name 'Nirodh'. At that time, 'Nirodh' was the most popular condom brand. Later, various other brands were launched. However, HLL rapidly grew to become one of the largest manufacturers of contraceptive products in the world," he added.
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Kerala, Ajit said, has always been at the forefront of national
family welfare programmes
. 'By the late 1950s, the central government was concerned about the rapid growth of India's population. As part of addressing this concern, the country launched the National Family Welfare Programme. The family planning campaign with the slogan 'Small family, happy family' gained much attention during that time. Back then, condoms had to be imported at a high cost. So, the government decided to manufacture condoms within India itself. The main raw material needed for condom manufacturing is rubber or latex. Since rubber was abundantly available in Kerala, it was decided to set up the condom manufacturing unit here. Thus, in 1966, HLL was established in Thiruvananthapuram under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,' he said.
Beyond contraceptives, HLL's Manesar Factory in Gurgaon, Haryana, specializes in rapid in-vitro diagnostic test kits; the Pharma Factory in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, produces a range of pharmaceutical products; and the Bhagwanpur Factory in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, is a dedicated AYUSH facility for manufacturing and supplying Ayurvedic and Unani medicines, the HLL Lifecare statement added.
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