The government has given approval for setting up four medical device parks with a view to support Make in India initiative and provide world-class products at affordable price for treatment. The four parks will be set up in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, sources said, adding that Uttarakhand and Gujarat have also approached the Centre for a go-ahead for such parks. These parks will provide necessary infrastructure, where companies can easily plug and play, sources said.This will not only cut import bill but will also help in easy access to standard testing facilities and reduce cost of production, they said.
The project of Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone for creation of Common Facility Centre (CFC) for Superconducting Magnetic Coil Testing and Research was given in-principle approval recently. The scheme proposes to provide Rs 25 crore or 70 per cent of the project cost…
