New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today virtually inaugurated 35 pressure swing adsorption (PSA) Oxygen Plants in 35 States and Union Territories from AIIMS Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. Following the inauguration, all districts now have at least one PSA plant and India’s Liquid Medical Oxygen Production Capacity of 900MT has increased more than 10-fold since intervention.
“Through the efforts of all, from just one lab at the beginning of the pandemic we have now have 3000 testing labs in the country. The Government worked round the clock to boost production and supply of essentials such as N95 masks, PPE kits, ventilators. The movement to become Aatmanirbhar ensured self-sufficiency in all our capacities,” Modi said. He also mentioned the critical role played by Made-in-India ventilators and the Largest Vaccine Drive undertaken worldwide to combat COVID-19.
On the target of opening one medical college in every district, he noted that colleges have been opened in 170 districts. “Last mile delivery of healthcare is not possible with the network of AIIMS limited to 6-7 States. Every State should have an AIIMS,” he said.
Modi said the aim of the goverment was to have AIIMS in every State and Medical College in every District.
– global bihari bureau
