1 Lakh portable oxygen concentrators to be procured from PM Cares Fund - PM Modi

PM Cares Fund has now sanctioned 500 more PSA oxygen plants, based on technology to be developed by DRDO.


Delhi: Around 1 lakh oxygen concentrators will be purchased and 500 more PSA oxygen plants, based on technology to be developed by DRDO, has been sanctioned under the PM Cares Fund.

According to a press release issued by the Press Information Bureau it is said that, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sanctioned the procurement of 1 Lakh Portable Oxygen Concentrators from the PM Cares Fund.

The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the measures needed to improve Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) supply for Covid management.

PM has instructed that these Oxygen Concentrators should be procured at the earliest and be provided in states with high case burden.

In addition to the earlier sanctioned 713 PSA plants under PM Cares Fund, 500 new Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen plants have been sanctioned under PM Cares Fund.

These PSA plants will augment the supply of Liquid Medical Oxygen at hospitals in district headquarters and Tier 2 cities. The 500 PSA plants will be established with transfer of the indigenous technology developed by DRDO and CSIR to the domestic manufacturers.

Establishing PSA plants and procurement of portable oxygen concentrators will greatly augment the supply of oxygen near the demand clusters, thereby addressing the current logistical challenges in transporting oxygen from plants to hospitals."

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