Lok Sabha Question No. 2521 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-13
Subject: Increase in the Price of Cardiac Stents
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Giridhari Yadav

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2521 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 th  FEBRUARY, 2026

## Increase in the Price of Cardiac Stents

## †2521. Shri Giridhari Yadav:

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

- (a) whether it is true that the patients in private hospitals of the country are deprived of the benefits of reduction in rates despite the fixation of maximum price for cardiac stents by the Government, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether there is an increase in stent implantation charges to cover up the reduction in rate of stents in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  fix  the  maximum  charges  for  stents  and  its implantation in all private hospitals of the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

## (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) to  (d):    Coronary stents  [Bare Metal Stents (BMS) and Drug Eluting Stents (DES)] are included  in  Schedule-I  of  the  Drugs  (Prices  Control)  Order,  2013  (DPCO,  2013)  and accordingly NPPA fixes their ceiling prices as per the provisions of DPCO, 2013. The present applicable ceiling price for BMS is ₹10,692.69 and for DES ₹ 38,933.14. The prices fixed under DPCO, 2013 are applicable across the country. All manufacturers, marketers and importers of stents are required to sell their products within such ceiling price (plus applicable Goods and Service Tax).    Also, NPPA issued a notification dated 12.2.2018, requiring that institutions such as hospitals, nursing homes and clinics performing angioplasty procedures using coronary stents who bill patients directly shall comply with the ceiling prices notified in the notification. Further,  the  said  notification  also  requires  such  institutions  to  specifically  and  separately mention in their estimate / proforma invoice / final billing, etc. the cost of the coronary stents, its category like bare-metal stent (BMS) or drug-eluting stent (DES), brand name, name of the manufacturer / importer / batch number / specifications and other details.

Further,  a s per  constitutional  provisions,  'Health'  is  a  State  subject.  It  is the responsibility  of  respective  State  Government  /  Union  Territory  Administration  to  take cognizance of cases of excessive amounts being charged by private hospitals and take action to prevent and control such practices. However, t he Government of India, enacted 'The Clinical

Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010' (CE Act) and notified 'The Clinical Establishments (Central Government) Rules, 2012' thereunder to provide for registration and regulation of Government as well as private clinical establishments belonging to recognized systems of medicine i.e. Allopathy, Yoga, Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Siddha and Unani System of medicines, or any other system of medicine as may be recognised by the Central  Government  (except  those  of  Armed  Forces).  The  State  Governments  and  Union Territories  Administration  which  have  adopted  the  CE  Act  are  primarily  responsible  for regulating their hospitals including private hospitals as per provisions of the CE Act and Rules thereunder to ensure the provision of affordable and quality healthcare to patients. As per the CE  Act,  all  the  clinical  establishments  (Government  &  private)  are  required  to  fulfil  the conditions  of  minimum  standards  of  facilities  and  services  and  inter-alia,  display  of  rates charged by them at a conspicuous place. The CE Act has empowered a registering authority at the District level under the chairmanship of the District Collector / District Magistrate to take actions including imposing penalties in respect of violation of its provisions.

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