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  • 25 September, 2021

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Medical Devices Parks Scheme

Medical Devices Parks Scheme

  • The Union government notified a scheme to promote medical device parks at a financial outlay of? 400 crore till the financial year 2024-2025.
  • The scheme aims to ensure easy access to testing and infrastructure facilities. It is expected that this will bring down the cost of production of medical devices, thereby making them more affordable for domestic consumption, the Department of Pharmaceuticals said in a statement.
  • The financial assistance for a selected medical device park would be 90% of the project cost of common infrastructure facilities for the northeastern and hilly States. For the rest, it would be 70%. However, a maximum assistance under the scheme for one such park will be ?100 crore.

Source: TH


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