Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited (RDY) 20-F 2005 FY Annual report (foreign)

EXHIBIT 99.3

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited (the “Company”) on Form 20-F for the period ended March 31, 2005 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, G. V. Prasad, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: August 8, 2005
Hyderabad, India
	/s/ G. V. Prasad
	G. V. Prasad
	Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice Chairman