The Govt. is likely to set up National Medical Devices Promotion Council under DIPP to boost medical device sector, headed by Secretary- DIPP and representatives from health care industry and quality control institutions.

The manufacturing and trade in Medical Devices Industry (MDI) is growing steadily in double digits which includes a wide range of products.

The Council’s objectives/activities are:

• To act as facilitating/promotion & developmental body for MDI;
• To hold periodic seminars, workshops etc. to garner views of industry and deliberate on parameters for industrial and trade policies;
• To identify redundant processes and render technical assistance to agencies and dept(s);
• To enable entry of emerging interventions and support certifications for manufacturers;
• To support dissemination/ documentation of international norms and standards for medical devices;
• To drive a robust  and dynamic Preferential Market Access (PMA) policy;
• To undertake validation of LLPs etc. within MDI sector;

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