Lok Sabha Question No. 652 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-04
Subject: Import of Medical Devices and Surgical Equipments
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: S. Ramalingam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 652

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 04 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022

Import of Medical Devices and Surgical Equipments

## 652. SHRI RAMALINGAM S.:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether most of the medical devices and surgical equipments are being imported from other countries, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of such items imported and their demand in the country during the last three years;
- (c) whether any steps are being taken by the Government to produce all these essential medical devices in the country under the Startup programmes; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a): Yes, Sir.
- (b): The status of medical devices forming the top 5 categories of the total import during the last three years is as below:

| Category wise imports (Values in Mn USD)   | Category wise imports (Values in Mn USD)   | Category wise imports (Values in Mn USD)   | Category wise imports (Values in Mn USD)   | Category wise imports (Values in Mn USD)   |
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| S. NO.                                     | Segment                                    | Imports F.Y. 2018-19                       | Imports F.Y. 2019- 20                      | Imports F.Y. 2020- 21                      |
| 1                                          | Electronics Equipment                      | 3676.64                                    | 3646.53                                    | 3568.64                                    |
| 2                                          | Surgical Instruments                       | 190.18                                     | 180.10                                     | 103.62                                     |
| 3                                          | Consumables &Disposables                   | 966.10                                     | 1076.23                                    | 1470.77                                    |
| 4                                          | IVD Reagent                                | 482.73                                     | 527.20                                     | 871.89                                     |
| 5                                          | Implants                                   | 384.79                                     | 415.35                                     | 225.63                                     |
|                                            | TOTAL                                      | 5700.44                                    | 5845.41                                    | 6240.55                                    |

Source-EEPC.

(c) to (d): The Department of Pharmaceuticals is implementing the schemes viz. Promotion of Medical  Devices  Parks,  Production  Linked  Incentive  Scheme  (PLI)  for  Promoting  Domestic Manufacturing of Medical Devices and Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme  for Pharmaceuticals.  The  aim  of  these  schemes  is  to  promote  domestic  manufacturing  of  medical devices to reduce the import dependency.

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