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Manufacturing

Rajiv Nath
Forum Coordinator
Association of Indian Medical Device Industry (AIMED)

Make In India :
From Slogan To Policy Implementation

(Based on Presentation made by Shri. Rajiv Nath at Global Business Forum’ 2015 held in Goa in October 2015. Shri Rajiv Nath shared his vision, “India Amongst Top 5 Manufacturing Hubs of Medical Devices”, and suggested what it takes to convert this vision into reality.)

 

1. VIABILITY

Investors Invest if business is viable & profitable

Correct Import Duties

• Withdraw all Concessional Duty Notifications
• Revert Basic Duty from 0 or 5% to 10%
• Revert SAD from 0% to 4%

2. BUY INDIAN POLICY

Preferential Market Access & Pricing Policy

Public Health Procurement

• Preferential Market Access
• 15% preferential pricing policy of Indian Origin Devices
• 5% preferential pricing for IS:13485 certified manufacturers

3. CONSUMER PROTECTION

Control Artificial Inflation (of MRP)

Control Artificial Inflation

• Enforce MRP on unit pack
• Impose 1% Excise Duty on MRP
• Impose Excise Duty on MRP less, over 50% abatement

4. REGULATIONS

Incorrect Regulations discourage Investments

Regulatory Framework

• Separate Law Book
• Separate Rule Book
• Traders not be permitted to be called as Manufacturers
• Separate Regulatory Body or Revamped CDSCO
• IHPRA - Indian Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority
• 3rd Party Certification

Self Regulations

• AIMED & QCI Initiative
• Voluntary Certification
• IC - MED 13485 Scheme

5. FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS

100% FDI restricted to Greenfield Manufacturing

Restrict 100% FDI to Green Field

• In a Manufacturing (do not permit for trading)
• At least 60% Turnover from Manufacturing
• Ban Auto Route For Buying Indian Manufacturers

6. DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL DEVICES

Coordinator & Nodal Interface - Facilitator

MINISTRY OF HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS

7. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Incentivise Innovation
Commercialising R&D

• Forum for USERS, Developers & Manufacturers

• Commercialization not Academic Acclaim
• Bringing in Utility model, Expediting Patent Application processing
• Create SPV to own patents/IP infuse 100 million$ equity for R&D projects

THE VISION : INDIA AMONGST TOP 5 MANUFACTURING HUBS OF MEDICAL DEVICES

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