HLL Lifecare Limited (HLL) commenced its journey to serve the nation in the area of healthcare, on 1st March 1966, with its incorporation as a corporate entity under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of India. HLL was set up in the natural rubber rich state of Kerala, for the production of male contraceptive sheaths for the National Family Welfare Programme.
HLL has grown today into a multi-product, multi-unit organization addressing various public health challenges facing humanity. On the path of rapid growth, HLL has set its sights to be a Rs 1000 crore company by the year 2010. HLL has been declared a Mini Ratna Company by the Government of India and upgraded as a Schedule B PSU.HLL Lifecare Limited is the only company in the world manufacturing and marketing the widest range of Contraceptives