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11,300 Make-in-India ventilators dispatched

 Rohit Shishodia

The Indian Health Ministry has informed that so far 11,300 Make in India ventilators have been dispatched to various states, union territories and central government-run Institutions to handle critically ill Covid patients .


As per a ministry press note, 6154 out of 11,300 ventilators stand already delivered to various hospitals. Government is also ensuring their installation and commissioning. This will help to bridge the massive gap in availability of ventilators in Covid ICU facilities. Health ministry is also supplying 1.02 lakh oxygen cylinders to states and union territories, out of which 72,293 have been delivered to strengthen oxygen beds there.

The ministry pointed out that these medical products supplied by Government of India were not being manufactured in the country in the beginning, and there was a global demand due to the pandemic resulting in scarce availability in the foreign markets.

However, with the combined efforts of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), Ministry of Textiles and Ministry of Pharmaceuticals, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Defence Research and Development Organisation  (DRDO) and others, domestic industry has been encouraged to manufacture and supply essential medical equipment like PPEs, N95 masks, ventilators etc., during this period.

With the result, resolve for ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Make in India’ has been strengthened and most of the supplies made by GOI are domestically manufactured.

Since April 1, 2020, Centre has distributed more than 2.02 crore N95 masks and more than 1.18 crore PPE kits to States / UTs / Central Institutions, free of cost. Also, more than 6.12 crore HCQ tablets have been distributed to them.

In addition, till now, 7.81 lakh PPEs and 12.76 lakh N95 masks have been supplied in Delhi, 11.78 lakh PPEs and 20.64 N95 masks in Maharashtra, and 5.39 lakh PPEs and 9.81 lakh N95 masks in Tamil Nadu by the Indian Health Ministry.


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