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Govt to institute National Medical Devices Promotion Council: Details, Aim, Features
Government to institute National Medical Devices Promotion Council: Details, Aim, Features, Structure, Objectives
The Government of India has proposed to institute a National Medical Devices Promotion Council (NMDPC) under the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry to promote the medical devices sector.
This announcement has been made by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu on 14th December 2018.
National Medical Devices Promotion Council (NMDPC) will have representations from concerned departments of the Government of India and also healthcare industry and quality control institutions of the country.
NMDPC will be headed by Secretary of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. It will get technical support from Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone, Visakhapatnam.
NMDPC key objectives and activities will be as follows:
1. To work as a facilitating and developmental body for Indian Medical Devices Industry.
2. To conduct seminars, workshop, and other promotional and networking activities to promote the sector.
3. To identify redundant processes and provide technical assistance to simplify the approval processes involved in medical devices industry.
4. To work towards making an export-driven market in the field.
5. To support dissemination and documentation of international norms and standards for medical devices’ and promote global best practices.
6. To drive a robust and dynamic Preferential Market Access (PMA) policy, by identifying the strengths of the Indian manufacturers and discouraging unfair trade practices in imports; while ensuring pro-active monitoring of public procurement notices across India to ensure compliance with PMA guidelines of DIPP and DoP.
7. Help validation of Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) and other such entities within the MDI sector.
8. To recommend government various measures to promote the MDI sector.
