- The Indian pharmaceuticals sector contributes significantly to the global market – today being the largest vaccine producer and manufacturer of generic medicines worldwide; it stands at 3rd place in terms of production by volume.

Source: https://www.investindia.gov.in/sector/pharmaceuticals

- Government policy support through PLI schemes and schemes for extending reach of healthcare services, favourable Indian demographics coupled with low manufacturing costs and significant growing domestic and global demand are some of the growth drivers that may have the ability to push these sectors for growth in the years to come.

- As an investor, how can you get portfolio exposure to this sector?

- The universe for selection however is wide – companies from pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, healthcare services, wellness food products, retailing, healthcare equipment and supplies.

- Investing in a sectoral mutual fund scheme that invests in the pharma and healthcare sector can be an efficient way to build a robust portfolio of select sectoral stocks.

- Aditya Birla Sun Life Pharma & Healthcare Fund is an open ended equity scheme investing in Pharma and Healthcare Services Sector that invests equity & equity related instruments of the companies in the Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare and Allied sectors in India. The scheme applies fund manager expertise to build a select portfolio of sectoral stocks that may have the potential for long-term growth.

- The fund seeks to earn capital growth over a long-term investing period