Lok Sabha Question No. 1449 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: Production of PPE Kits and Ventilators
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Nitesh Ganga Deb

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1449.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 10 TH   FEBRUARY, 2021.

## PRODUCTION OF PPE KITS AND VENTILATORS

## 1449. SHRI NITESH GANGA DEB:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether  Indian  companies  have  produced  Personal  Protective  Equipment (PPE)  kit  and  ventilators  especially  for  corona  patients  in  the  country recently;
- (b) if  so,  the  number  of  PPE  kits  and  ventilators  that  have  been  produced  by these companies till date;
- (c) whether  India  is  presently  exporting  PPE  kits  and  ventilators  to  friendly countries as a good gesture; and
- (d) if so, the names of these countries?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## वाणिज ् य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज  ् यमंत्री ( श्री सोम प्रकाश ) (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a) & (b): Yes,  sir.  The  data  for  production  is  not  collected.  However,  the procurement by HLL Lifecare Ltd. from Indian companies of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kit and ventilators is given in the Annexure I .
- (c) & (d): An  export  ban  was  imposed  by  India  on  the  export  of  Personal Protective  Equipment  (PPE)  kit  and  ventilators  to  ensure  adequate availability of these medical equipments. However, with the creation of sufficient production capacity, the export of PPE kit with a quota of 50 lakh  per  month,  was  permittedfrom  July  27 th ,  2020  and  was  made exportable without any restrictions  from  August  25 th , 2020.  The restrictions  on  the  export  of  ventilators  were  lifted  and  made  freely exportable w.e.f. August 4 th , 2020. These products have been exported commercially  thereafter.  The  list  of  countries  along  with  Personal Protective  Equipment  kits  and  ventilators  exported  to  them  as  good gesture through Ministry of External Affairs is given in Annexure II.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.1449 FOR ANSWER ON 10.02.2021.

| HLL Lifecare Ltd                                     | HLL Lifecare Ltd                      |
|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Procurement from Indian Manufacturers                | Procurement from Indian Manufacturers |
| Personal Protective Kit                              | Personal Protective Kit               |
| Name of Firm                                         | Quantity Procured                     |
| M/s Abhinav Fabrics                                  | 10,000                                |
| M/s Abhinav Impex                                    | 85,000                                |
| M/s Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Ltd                | 820,000                               |
| M/s Aero Club                                        | 10,000                                |
| M/s Aeronav Industrial Safety Appliances             | 120,000                               |
| M/s Alok Industries Limited                          | 1,940,454                             |
| M/s Amaryllis HealthCare                             | 321,550                               |
| M/s Anirup Industries                                | 91,615                                |
| M/s AnithaTexcot (India) Private Limited             | 10,000                                |
| M/s Aruna Clothing Company                           | 15,000                                |
| M/s Arvind Limited                                   | 280,000                               |
| M/s Avani Feltz Inc                                  | 50,000                                |
| M/s Avishka Retailors                                | 25,000                                |
| M/s B S Apparel                                      | 10,000                                |
| M/s Bannari Amman Spinning Mills Ltd                 | 34,225                                |
| M/s Best Corporation Private Ltd                     | 49,985                                |
| M/s CIBI International Pvt Ltd                       | 5,750                                 |
| M/s Dollar Apparels                                  | 5,250                                 |
| M/s Evershine Impex Pvt Ltd                          | 150,000                               |
| M/s Exotique Exports                                 | 99,965                                |
| M/s Fab Express India Pvt Ltd                        | 30,000                                |
| M/s Fab Line                                         | 49,788                                |
| M/s Fabindia Overseas Pvt Ltd                        | 1,000                                 |
| M/s Frontier Protectivewear (P) Ltd                  | 140,000                               |
| M/s Garg Acrylics Ltd                                | 224,985                               |
| M/s Gokaldas Exports Ltd.                            | 855,000                               |
| M/s Gokaldas Images Pvt Ltd                          | 300,000                               |
| M/s Grandway Incorporated                            | 155,000                               |
| M/s Hi-Tec International (DRDO)                      | 2,875                                 |
| M/s Honeywell Creation                               | 130,000                               |
| M/s Idea Project and Sales                           | 49,590                                |
| M/s Indian Design Exports                            | 106,303                               |
| M/s Iris Knitwear                                    | 50,000                                |
| M/s Jayco Safety Product Pvt Ltd                     | 32,000                                |
| M/s JCT Textiles M/s Jyoti Water Proof Works Pvt Ltd | 510,000 35,000                        |

| M/s Kansons Overseas Ltd                    | 10,000   |
|---------------------------------------------|----------|
| M/s Karle International Pvt Ltd             | 214,995  |
| M/s Keerthi Packaging                       | 10,000   |
| M/s Ketty Apparels Indian Pvt Ltd           | 5,800    |
| M/s Kudu Knit Process Pvt Ltd               | 240,000  |
| M/s Kusumgar Corporates Pvt Ltd (DRDO)      | 120,000  |
| M/s M. S Kaarthikeyan Garment               | 6,325    |
| M/s Maf Clothing Pvt LTD                    | 30,000   |
| M/s Manchanda Medicos                       | 25,173   |
| M/s Marc Exports                            | 10,000   |
| M/s Matrix Clothing P Ltd                   | 330,000  |
| M/s Meera Textiles (P) Ltd                  | 30,000   |
| M/s N Z Seasonalwear Pvt Ltd                | 99,980   |
| M/s N.J.K. Enterprises                      | 64,116   |
| M/s New Zeal Rainwear                       | 100,000  |
| M/s Nice G Pvt Ltd                          | 25,820   |
| M/s Orange City Garment Cluster Private Ltd | 50,000   |
| M/s Ordnance Clothing Factory               | 7,600    |
| M/s Ordnance Clothing Factory, Avadi        | 30,000   |
| M/s Ordnance Equipment Factory Kanpur       | 6,800    |
| M/s Ordnance Parachute Factory              | 16,520   |
| M/s Paramount Product Private Ltd           | 77,925   |
| M/s Phenom Fashion Private Limited.         | 245,000  |
| M/s Pioneer Hygiene Product (DRDO)          | 155,000  |
| M/s Piranha International                   | 275,000  |
| M/s Priya International                     | 9,532    |
| M/s Qualiance International Pvt Ltd         | 53,500   |
| M/s Quantum Knits 3                         | 485,000  |
| M/s Raymond Uco Denim Pvt Ltd (BLR)         | 130,000  |
| M/s Richa Global Exports Pvt Ltd            | 100,000  |
| M/s Sai Synergy LLP                         | 455,000  |
| M/s Sakthi Infra Tex Private Limited        | 4,705    |
| M/s Sanctum Work Wear Pvt Ltd               | 50,000   |
| M/s Sapphire Clothing Company India Pvt Ltd | 34,500   |
| M/s Shahi Exports Pvt Ltd                   | 668,075  |
| M/s Shingora Textiles Limited               | 279,945  |
| M/s Shiva Texfabs Limited                   | 340,000  |
| M/s Shiva Texyarn Ltd                       | 280,000  |
| M/s Shree Healthcare India.                 | 14,320   |
| M/s ShubhSwasan Pvt Ltd                     | 22,000   |
| M/s Silver Spark Apparel Ltd                | 795,000  |
| M/s SM Meditex Unit of SM Textiles,         | 375,000  |
| M/s Srisa Impex                             | 53,050   |
| M/s Sure Saftey                             | 90,000   |
| M/s Surgi Mart                              | 170,300  |
| M/s Swami Textile P Ltd                     | 150,000  |

| M/s Swan Collection               | 139,970   |
|-----------------------------------|-----------|
| M/s System 5s Private Limited     | 9,990     |
| M/s Tex India Mill,               | 60,000    |
| M/s Texport Industries Pvt Ltd    | 100,000   |
| M/s Texport Overseas Pvt Ltd      | 49,000    |
| M/s Texport Syndicate India Ltd   | 199,514   |
| M/s Trio Apparels India Pvt Ltd   | 456,702   |
| M/s Uni Fab Craft                 | 110,000   |
| M/s Uv&W Products Private Limited | 60,000    |
| M/s VGR FoodtechAgro Pvt Ltd      | 21,425    |
| M/s Welspun India Ltd             | 50,000    |
| M/s Wildcraft India Pvt Ltd       | 159,300   |
| M/s Winsome Knitwear              | 54,990    |
| M/s Youngman Wollen Mills Pvt Ltd | 49,985    |
| M/s Yuvraj International          | 70,000    |

| HLL Lifecare Ltd                   | HLL Lifecare Ltd                 |
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Procurement from Indian PARTY NAME | Manufacturers Supplied Qty( Nos) |
| Ventilators                        |                                  |
| M/s Allied Medical Limited         | 350                              |
| M/s AgVa Healthcare                | 5000                             |
| M/s Jyothi CNC Automation Ltd      | 1550                             |
| M/s BEL (*)                        | 28279                            |

(*) Order placed directly by the MoHFW)

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## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.1449 FOR ANSWER ON 10.02.2021.

- (i) List of Countries and Personal Protective Equipment kits exported to them as good gesture through Ministry of External Affairs:
- (ii).       GOI has provided ventilators (38 units) on a grant basis only to Nepal.

|   Sr. No. | Name of Country              | PPE Kit(containing capehood, surgical gown, shoe covers and gloves)   |
|-----------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Bahamas                      | 1000 units grant                                                      |
|         2 | Barbados                     | 1000 units grant                                                      |
|         3 | Dominica                     | 1000 units grant                                                      |
|         4 | Grenada                      | 1000 units grant                                                      |
|         5 | Haiti                        | 1750 units grant                                                      |
|         6 | St. Kitts & Nevis            | 1000 units grant                                                      |
|         7 | St. Lucia                    | 1000 units grant                                                      |
|         8 | St. Vincent & the Grenadines | 1000 units grant                                                      |
|         9 | Suriname                     | 1000 units grant                                                      |
|        10 | Trinidad & Tobago            | 1000 units grant                                                      |
|        11 | Jamaica                      | 1750 units grant                                                      |
|        12 | Belize                       | 1000 units grant                                                      |
|        13 | Costa Rica                   | 1750 units grant                                                      |
|        14 | Dominican Republic           | 1750 units grant                                                      |
|        15 | El Salvador                  | 1750 units grant                                                      |
|        16 | Honduras                     | 1750 units grant                                                      |
|        17 | Nicaragua                    | 1750 units grant                                                      |
|        18 | Panama                       | 1750 units grant                                                      |
|        19 | Guatemala                    | 1750 units grant                                                      |
|        20 | Ecuador                      | 1000 units grant                                                      |
|        21 | Bolivia                      | 1750 units grant                                                      |
|        22 | Cuba                         | 1750 units grant                                                      |
|        23 | Peru                         | 2000 units grant                                                      |
|        24 | Venezuela                    | 1000 units grant                                                      |
|        25 | Paraguay                     | 1750 units grant                                                      |

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