Lok Sabha Question No. 2340 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-13
Subject: Medical Devices Sector
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Rajpalsinh Mahendrasinh Jadav

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2340 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 13 th FEBRUARY , 202 6

## Medical Devices Sector

## †2340. Shri Rajpalsinh Mahendrasinh Jadav:

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

- (a)  the  specific  high-end  medical  devices  currently  being  manufactured  in  India  under  the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme;
- (b)  the  manner  in  which  Medical  Device  Parks  are  assisting  manufacturers  in  achieving economies of scale in production;
- (c)  whether  high-tech  manpower  in  the  field  has  been  developed  through  various  Skill Development sub-schemes; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the strategy formulated by the Government to foster and promote industry-academia collaboration in the medical devices sector?

## ANSWER

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

## (SMT ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a): The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Promoting Domestic Manufacturing of Medical Devices aims to promote domestic manufacturing of medical devices by attracting large investments for creation of domestic manufacturing capacity and incentivising domestic production. The list of high-end medical devices that are currently being manufactured in the country under the s cheme is at Annexure .

(b):  The setting up of a  Medical Device Park each in the States of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, under the Scheme for Promotion of Medical Device Parks, is aimed at developing a highly competitive domestic manufacturing ecosystem by creating a state-ofthe-art manufacturing ecosystem that offers plug-and-play facilities to greenfield units set up in these parks. Medical Device Parks offer land at substantially subsidised rates, often coupled with  exemptions  or  concessions  on  stamp  duty,  which  significantly  reduces  initial  capital outlay on land acquisition and project establishment. This upfront cost relief is particularly important for greenfield investors, as it allows a larger share of their capital to be directed towards plant and machinery, technology acquisition, automation and quality systems, rather than land costs and costs of establishing facilities that are being made available as common facilities in these Parks, such as 3D design and printing, electronic assembly, electromagnetic interference and compatibility centre, moulding, sterilisation, biocompatibility testing, toxicology, electronic parts testing, component testing, gamma radiation facility. By providing such facilities on shared basis, the parks eliminate the need for individual companies to invest in expensive, capital-intensive infrastructure that is often under-utilised if set up in-house. This significantly  reduces  the  per-unit  cost  of  manufacturing,  testing  and  validation,  while  also shortening product development timelines.

(c): The Capacity Building and Skill Development in Medical Device Sector sub-scheme of the Strengthening of Medical Device Industry scheme is currently in the implementation phase. Under  this  sub-scheme,  specialised  high-tech  manpower  is  being  developed  through  postgraduate,  PG-diploma  and  skilling  programmes  in  medical  devices.  Academic  institutions under this sub scheme deliver industry-aligned curriculum with hands-on training in medical device design, production, testing and diagnostics, supported by industry exposure, internships and applied research.

So far, 18 projects have been approved, covering over 12 premier institutions, including IITs, NITs, NIPERs, NIMHANS etc. serving to create about 750 high-tech professionals over the next three years.

(d): The Promotion of Research in Pharma-Medtech Sector (PRIP) scheme has been launched by Department of Pharmaceuticals to provide financial assistance for research and development projects of industry, MSMEs and startups in priority areas, including novel medical devices. With a view to help build specific research capacities in medical devices, tapping industryacademia linkage, institutional strengthening of research infrastructure and nurturing of talent pool has been undertaken through the setting up of a Centre of Excellence on medical devices with advanced facilities at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Ahmedabad.

Further,  the  NIPER  Council  has  set  up  a  NIPER  Academia-Industry  Coordination Committee as an institutional mechanism to promote strategic coordination between NIPERs and pharmaceuticals and medical devices industry by, among other things, facilitating greater synergies between NIPERs and industry and supporting research-driven growth, innovation, skilling and translation of academic research into industrial applications.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2340, to be answered on 13.02.2026

## High-end medical devices being manufactured in India under the PLI Scheme

- 1.Rotational Cobalt Machine
- 2.Linear Accelerator (LINAC)
- 3.Laser Ablation System
- 4.CT Scan
- 5.MRI
- 6.MRI Coils
- 7.Mammography
- 8.X-ray equipment
- 9.X- Ray including Fixed Line Frequency (LF) and High Frequency (HF) X-Ray Product
- 10.C-arm/ Surgical X-Ray C-Arm
- 11.Cath-Lab
- 12.PET Detector
- 13.Digital X-Ray Flat Pannel Detector
- 14.X - Ray Panels
- 15.Anesthesia Workstation
- 16.Anesthesia Unit Ventilators
- 17.Dialyzer
- 18.Dialysis Machine
- 19.Haemodialysis Catheter
- 20.Peritoneal Dialysis Kits
- 21.Oxygen Concentrators
- 22.High Flow Oxygen Devices
- 23.Intensive Care Ventilators
- 24.Emergency Ventilators
- 25.ECG
- 26.Patient Monitoring System / Patient Monitors
- 27.Multi-Parameter Monitor
- 28.Defibrillators / Automated External Defibrillators (AED
- 29.Bi-Phasic Defibrillators
- 30.Stress Test System
- 31.Hip Implants
- 32.Knee implants
- 33.Trauma Implants
- 34.PTCA Balloon Dilation Catheter / PTCA Balloon Catheter/Drug Eluting Balloons
- 35.Heart Valves
- 36.Stents/Drug Eluting Stents
- 37.Intravascular Lithotripsy Catheter System
- 38.Endocutter

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