and pharmaceuticals founded calcutta british india april 12 1901 ; 115 years ago 1901 04 12 products hospitol naphthalene balls phenyl revenue 100 crore 2014 15 owner government of india website bengalchemicals.gov.in bengal chemicals and pharmaceuticals limited bcpl established in 1901 is a public sector undertaking psu of the government of india and india s first pharmaceutical company . the company was started by prafulla chandra roy in kolkata then known as calcutta and has since manufactured such household indian products as hospitol naphthalene balls and phenyl . the company is headquartered in kolkata and reported aggregated revenues of 61.99 billion us 920 million in the fiscal year 2006 . 1 2 the main gate of the maniktala factory of bcpl kolkata history edit bengal chemical & pharmaceutical works ltd. bcpw was the precursor of the present company bengal chemicals & pharmaceuticals ltd bcpl . acharya p c ray took a rented house at 91 upper circular road calcutta and started a business with a capital of 700 us 10 . the reputation of the company grew and acharya p c ray added funds to the company to increase the scale of production . soon the business was converted into a limited company and on 12 april 1901 the name of the company became bengal chemical and pharmaceutical works ltd. bcpw retaining the same premises at 91 upper circular road calcutta citation needed . 3 4 from a beginning with one factory in maniktala kolkata in 1905 three more factories were established one in panihati kolkata 700114 north suburban west bengal in 1920 one in mumbai in 1938 and one in kanpur in 1949 with its registered office at 6 ganesh chunder avenue kolkata 700 013 . the company has nine sales outlets and two c & f agencies across india . in the 1965s the market situation acted as deterrent to growth and the company passed into a dark phase in 1970 . the management of the company was taken over by the government of india on 15 december 1977 and nationalized on 15 december 1980 . a new company was formed under the name and style bengal chemicals & pharmaceuticals ltd. bcpl in 1981 . the company expanded and diversified into a multi product conglomerate with three divisions . division i aluminum sulphate alum division ii drugs and pharmaceuticals such as analgesics & antipyretics antitussive expectorants enzymes & hepatobiliary preparations diuretics topical anti infective & antifungals non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs muscle relaxants antibiotics & antibacterials ant tubercular drugs antimalarial drugs vitamins oral electrolytes antiasthmatic preparations anti venom serum and division iii cosmetics and home products namely cantharidine hair oil disinfectant fluid lamp brand pheneol moth repellant naphthalene ball aguru perfume floor cleanser white tiger and toilet cleaner klin toilet . bcpl has received who gmp certificate dgqa certificate and iso 9001 licence citation needed . bcpl has entered the production of sera and vaccines . already manufacturing anti snake venom serum asvs steps are being taken to manufacture anti rabies vaccine arv anti rabies serum ars diphtheria anti toxin dat kalazar etc. it is planned to open a new pharma division in the areas of cardiovascular medicines hypolipidemic drugs anticancer drugs new cephalosporin antibiotics . negotiation is going on to evaluate the possibility of manufacturing anti retroviral products for which the nation is dependent on imports.it has opened various sales depots and c & f agents in the year 2014 and is now having a pan india distribution network . references edit bengal chemicals & pharmaceuticals ltd. . bengalchemicals.gov.in . retrieved 7 march 2014 . bengal chemicals and pharmaceuticals ltd. . business.highbeam.com . retrieved 7 march 2014 . acharya prafulla chandra ray was succeeded by tulsi ray an eminent solicitor of the hon ble high court at calcutta . he remained the chairman and managing director of the company till 1963 . 19.html pharmaceutical 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