Officials quoted study by researchers affiliated to Washington-based Centre for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy and Princeton University to say 47,481 ventilators are available in India.
Besides the three Indian companies — Alpha Design Technologies Pvt Ltd, Bharat Forge Ltd, Medha Servo Drives Pvt Ltd — 18 others have been selected to manufacture the breathing devices.
This Open-AirVentGT has been developed to address acute respiratory distress syndrome which causes lungs to stiffen, requiring their breathing to be assisted by ventilators.
US is repurposing ventilators and sending them to several countries as part of its Covid-19 aid efforts. India had sent consignments of HCQ and paracetamol to the US in April.
Dr Harsh Vardhan also added 1.5 per cent patients are on oxygen support and 2.34 per cent patients are in ICU, which reflects the quality of care being provided across India.
Doctors, healthcare workers at the forefront of fight against coronavirus pandemic have complained about not having requisite gear and infrastructure to handle patient surge.
The crisis also puts DGCA’s vacancies in the eye of the storm. Naidu told the Rajya Sabha in July this year that 190 out of 410 DGCA vacancies would be filled this year.
Data shows re-alignment in India’s exports, with Tamil Nadu & Telangana posting strong growth in 2024-25 as traditional heavyweights Gujarat & Maharashtra see declines. Gujarat still leads, though.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
The Print should also run an investigation on the actual cost of making these ventilators. There is a lot of speculation around whether this would ‘cost’ 4 lacs per unit or lesser. If this is being done for a pandemic profit margins should not ideally be included. Also, bulk manufacturing should provide economies of scale. The claim that imported ventilators cost 16 lacs seems exaggerated as a lot of Medtronic ventilators are available below 10 lacs. A specification match will help clarify this either way.
From last 70 years also tax payers were paying, but at least now the amount is being spent on people’s welfare/infrastructure and not eaten freely like previously
Or the way I see it is only 48,000 ventilator in 8000 years of indian civilization but modi ji bought 50,000 out of his pocket money which india gifted to him. It was our donation to the govt. and they should thank people for giving them money out of pity for their countrymen regardless of paying taxes of which the govt. wants a central vista not ventilators or revamp the health infrastructure. Also, pretty lame copy paste journalism when the journalist could have presented an analysis of ventilators evolved over the years rather just informing about the tweets or even questioned the politicians pre-truth .
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Thankfully update.
We trust PM of India.
Are these genuine ventilators, or the sort of contraptions made by a Rajkot firm which were in news recently?
The Print should also run an investigation on the actual cost of making these ventilators. There is a lot of speculation around whether this would ‘cost’ 4 lacs per unit or lesser. If this is being done for a pandemic profit margins should not ideally be included. Also, bulk manufacturing should provide economies of scale. The claim that imported ventilators cost 16 lacs seems exaggerated as a lot of Medtronic ventilators are available below 10 lacs. A specification match will help clarify this either way.
Before 2014 she was a teenager and not even married. Under Modi’s rule she has 3 kids. Thats the progress you make under BJP rule.
From last 70 years also tax payers were paying, but at least now the amount is being spent on people’s welfare/infrastructure and not eaten freely like previously
Or the way I see it is only 48,000 ventilator in 8000 years of indian civilization but modi ji bought 50,000 out of his pocket money which india gifted to him. It was our donation to the govt. and they should thank people for giving them money out of pity for their countrymen regardless of paying taxes of which the govt. wants a central vista not ventilators or revamp the health infrastructure. Also, pretty lame copy paste journalism when the journalist could have presented an analysis of ventilators evolved over the years rather just informing about the tweets or even questioned the politicians pre-truth .
Well, the Indian Nation Congress had all the money and the time in their hands, why did not they do so??
Thats an inbalanced argument, So congress was not getting tax from indians, never collected donations in time of national pandemic,