National Medical Devices Promotion Council installed under Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) by Suresh Prabhu

NewsBharati    14-Dec-2018
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Vishakhapatnam, December 14: Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, announced setting up of a National Medical Devices Promotion Council under the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. Commerce Minister was speaking at a programme on the occasion of 4th WHO Global Forum on Medical Devices, at Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone, in Vishakhapatnam today.
 
The Council will be headed by Secretary, DIPP. Apart from the concerned departments of Government of India, it will also have representatives from health care industry and quality control institutions. Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone, Visakhapatnam, will provide technical support to the Council.
 
 
As Indian manufacturing companies and start-ups move towards creating innovative products, the setting-up of the Council will spur domestic manufacturing in this sector. The objectives and the activities of the National Medical Devices Promotion Council constituting the act as facilitating and promotion & developmental body for the Indian MDI, Identify redundant processes to simplify the approval processes involved in medical device industry promotion & development.
 
The committee is also set to hold periodic seminars, workshops and other networking activities to garner views of the industry and understand best global practices in the sector and deliberate on various parameters for inclusion in the industrial and trade policies in medical devices.
 
Support dissemination and documentation of international norms and standards for medical devices to rise to international level of understanding of regulatory and non regulatory needs of the industry is also on the focus list of the council.
 
The Medical Devices Industry plays a critical role in the healthcare ecosystem and is indispensable to achieve the goal of health for all citizens of the country. The manufacturing and trade in MDI is growing steadily which includes a wide range of products. Although the industry has been growing in double digits but is predominantly import-driven with imports accounting for over 65% of the domestic market.