National Medical Devices Policy: The Union authorities on Wednesday accepted National Medical Devices Policy with an goal to extend home manufacturing and scale back imports of such tools.
Addressing the media after the Cabinet assembly, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya stated it will promote home manufacturing of medical units.
Last 12 months, the federal government had floated an method paper on the draft nationwide medical units coverage 2022 for session. The coverage is anticipated to assist the medical units sector develop from the current USD 11 billion to USD 50 billion within the subsequent 5 years.
The authorities has already initiated implementation of the PLI Scheme for medical units and prolonged help for establishing of 4 medical gadget parks in Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
Under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for medical units, until now, a complete of 26 tasks have been accepted with a dedicated funding of Rs 1,206 crore and out of this, to date, an funding of Rs 714 crore has been achieved.
Centre approves establishing over 150 govt nursing faculties
Meanwhile, the federal government additionally accepted the institution of 157 nursing faculties at a value of Rs 1,570 crore in co-location with present medical faculties. Health Minister Mandaviya stated the goal is to supply high quality, inexpensive and equitable nursing training within the nation and improve the variety of nursing professionals.
Co-location of those nursing faculties with medical faculties will permit optimum utilisation of the present infrastructure, ability labs, scientific services and college. The authorities plans to finish the venture inside two years with detailed timelines laid out for each stage of planning in addition to execution.
