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National Medical Devices Council Set Up Under DIIP

 

Suresh Prabhu
Commerce and Industry Minister,
Government Of India

  • To give a fillip to the medical device sector, which is a sunrise sector, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu announced the setting up of a National Medical Devices Promotion Council under the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP).

  • “We are glad government is taking serious steps to make India a global robust hub for medical devices manufacturing and fulfilling government's ambitious mission of making quality healthcare affordable for common masses,”

    - Rajiv Nath, Forum Coordinator, Association of Indian Medical Device Industry (AiMeD), Jt. MD, Hindustan Syringes & Med. Ltd., Faridabad

  • "Time has come for the medical technology sector to have an exclusive promotion council that will safeguard the interests of the patients, industry and all stakeholders,"

    - Himanshu Baid, Chairman, CII Medical Technology Division (CII MTD)

     

 

 

 

 

 

The Minister was speaking at the fourth WHO Global Forum on Medical Devices here on Friday at the Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone.

He said the medical devices industry (MDI) will play a key role in the healthcare ecosystem and “is indispensable in achieving the goal of health for all citizens of the country. The manufacturing and trade in MDs is growing steadily”.

Prabhu said the national council will give a boost to domestic manufacturing and for exports. He said both the start-ups and MSMEs will also play a crucial role in the sector.

The National Medical Devices Promotion Council (NMDPC) has appointed the Association of Indian Medical Device Industry (AiMeD) as a member of the Council.

AiMeD has designated forum coordinator Rajiv Nath to represent it to the Council.

Elated Rajiv Nath said, “We are delighted and in high spirits to be a part of the newly established NMDPC. AiMeD had been seeking a council for the development of Indian medical devices for quite some time. We look forward to new opportunities to contribute in nation building by building a strong Indian medical device industry which is of utmost importance to address our national healthcare security concerns & economy.”

Nath thanked Suresh Prabhu, minister of commerce and industry for his encouraging offer to open a National Design Council and GEM Technical Centre at Kalam Institute of Healthcare Technology.

The NMDPC will strengthen the Indian medical devices sector by facilitating domestic manufacturers to rise to international level and discouraging unfair trade practices in import and lead India to an export driven market in the sector.

Nath further pointed out that the way Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil) was successful in promoting the Indian pharmaceutical industry, we are similarly hopeful that NMDPC will help realise our vision for India to be among the top 5 medical devices manufacturing hubs worldwide as the Council will spearhead the policy needs to accelerate the manufacturing of medical devices in India and end the 70-90% import dependence forced upon us and an import bill of over Rs. 31,000 crore. The Indian market at retail and institutional level is estimated to be at over Rs. 70,000 crore (US$ 10 billion).

“We are glad government is taking serious steps to make India a global robust hub for medical devices manufacturing and fulfilling government's ambitious mission of making quality healthcare affordable for common masses,” concluded Nath.

The Prime objectives of the National Medical Devices Promotion Council are :

  • Act as a facilitating and promotion and developmental body for the Indian medical devices industry.

  • Hold periodic seminars, workshops to deliberate on various parameters for inclusion in the industrial and trade policies in medical devices.

  • Identify redundant processes and render technical assistance to the agencies/departments concerned in order to simplify the approval processes involved in medical device industry promotion and development.

  • Enable entry of emerging interventions and support certifications for manufacturers to reach levels of global trade norms and lead India to an export driven market in the sector.

  • Support dissemination and documentation of international norms and standards for medical devices, by capturing the best practices in the global market and facilitate domestic manufacturers to rise to international level of understanding of regulatory and non-regulatory needs of the industry.

  • Drive a robust and dynamic Preferential Market Access (PMA) policy, by identifying the strengths of the Indian manufacturers and discouraging unfair trade practices in import; while ensuring pro-active monitoring of public procurement notices across Indian to ensure compliance with PMA guidelines of DIPP/DoP.

  • Undertake validation of Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) and other such entities within MDI sector, which add value to the industry strength in manufacturing to gain foothold for new entrants.

  • Make recommendations to government based on industry feedback and global practices on policy and process interventions to strengthen the medical technology sector including trade interventions for related markets.

"Time has come for the medical technology sector to have an exclusive promotion council that will safeguard the interests of the patients, industry and all stakeholders," said Himanshu Baid, Chairman of the CII Medical Technology Division (CII MTD) in a statement.

He said that this council will provide anchorage and an environment for conducive growth for this sector.

"We are looking forward to seeing strong Indian presence in the global medtech map in the next few years," he added.

CII MTD is an industry association comprising of over 50 major domestic and global medical device companies.

The council is aimed at boosting manufacturing, attract investments and promote exports of the fast-growing sector.

(Ref : www.thehindubusinessline.com / www.pharmabiz.com/
www.medicalbuyer.co.in / www.moneycontrol.com )

 

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