Ajanta Pharma Ltd has been conferred with "Quality Excellence Award 2007 Silver" (in the category of formulation units with annual turnover of more than Rs 100 crore) by Indian Drug Manufacturers' Association (IDMA). The award is in recognition of company's excellence in quality, production, material management, utility, personnel and safety systems followed at its manufacturing facility at Paithan near Aurangabad.

The company's manufacturing facility at Paithan has received approvals from FDAs of various countries like Sudan, Libiya, Brazil, Jordan, Uganda, and Tanzania as well as various NGOs.

Receiving the award at a function in Mumbai, Yogesh Agrawal, managing director of the company said, "The award is an affirmation of excellence in manufacturing and the quality of our products and will spur us towards greater heights".