Lok Sabha Question No. 1954 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-02
Subject: Medical Device Parks
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Dr. Nishikant Dubey

## 1954

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1954 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 nd  AUGUST, 2024

## Medical Device Parks

## Dr. Nishikant Dubey: Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy:

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

(a) whether the Department of Pharmaceuticals has any scheme regarding setting up of Medical Device  Park  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  budget  allocated, released and utilised therefor;

(b) the number of Medical Device Park set up/under construction State/UT-wise indicating the investment made therein and advantages accrued therefrom;

(c) whether the Government has approved setting up of more parks and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise the timeline of completion; and

(d) whether the Government has received any proposal to establish Medical Devices Parks in various States including Jharkhand and Bihar, if so, the details thereof along with their current status, State-wise and if not, steps taken to seek proposals from States?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a)  &  (b):    Department  of  Pharmaceuticals  is  implementing  the  scheme  for  Promotion  of Medical Device Parks to facilitate setting up of four Medical Device Parks in the country. The objective of the Scheme is to provide easy access to standard testing and infrastructure facilities through  creation  of  world  class  Common  Infrastructure  Facilities  (CIFs)  for  increased competitiveness which will result in reduction of the cost of production of medical devices leading to better availability and affordability of medical devices in the domestic market. The total financial outlay of the scheme is Rs. 400 crore and the tenure of the scheme is from 202021 to 2024-25. The financial assistance by the Centre is subject to a maximum limit of Rs.100 crore per park or 70% of the project cost of CIF (90% in case of north eastern states and hilly states), whichever is less.

Under  the  scheme,  the  Department  had  received  proposals  from  16  states.  After evaluation, proposals of Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh were  approved. Construction  activities  are  in  progress  in  all  4  selected  parks.  So  far,  121 Medical  Devices  Manufacturers  have  been  allotted  land  in  the  approved  Medical  Devices Parks. The status of funds released, utilization and committed investment in the selected 4 medical device parks is as under-

| States           |   Total Project Cost (Rs. in Crore) |   Total CIF Cost (Rs. Crore) |   Central Grants released till date (Rs. in crore) |   Funds utilized till June, 2024 including State Share (Rs. in crore) | Committed investment (Rs. in crore)   |
|------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Tamil Nadu       |                              212.4  |                       153.33 |                                                 30 |                                                                 25.97 | 1495                                  |
| Himachal Pradesh |                              349.83 |                       157.64 |                                                 30 |                                                                 23    | Not Available                         |
| Uttar Pradesh    |                              435.94 |                       186.63 |                                                 30 |                                                                 46.91 | 8895                                  |
| Madhya Pradesh   |                              222.77 |                       155.63 |                                                 30 |                                                                 39.22 | 3386                                  |

Common facilities at the park would reduce the manufacturing cost significantly and create a robust ecosystem for medical device manufacturing in the country.

- (c):    As of now there is no proposal to expand the scheme for promotion of medical device parks to other states.
- (d):    No proposals were received from the State Government of Jharkhand and Bihar under the scheme.

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