1 lakh portable oxygen concentrators to be procured from PM CARES fund

After a high-level meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi sanctioned the procurement of 1 Lakh Portable Oxygen Concentrators from the PM Cares Fund. The PM instructed that these Oxygen Concentrators should be procured at the earliest & provided in states with high case burden.

500 new Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen plants have also been sanctioned under PM CARES Fund. The PSA plants will augment the supply of Liquid Medical Oxygen at hospitals in district headquarters and Tier 2 cities.

Establishing PSA plants and procurement of portable oxygen concentrators will increase the supply of oxygen near the demand clusters, and thus address the logistical challenges in transporting oxygen from plants to hospitals.