551 Oxygen Generation Plants To Be Set Up Using PM Cares Fund Amid Covid

The plants will be established in identified government hospitals in district headquarters in various states and union territories, and their procurement will be done through the health ministry.

Over 500 dedicated Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) medical oxygen generation plants will be set up in public health facilities across the country to boost the availability of the life-saving gas amid reports of its shortage in several places battling the Covid surge. The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said on Sunday that the PM Cares Fund has given in-principle approval for allocation of funds for the installation of 551 plants, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi directing these plants should be made functional as soon as possible. He said these plants will serve as a major boost to oxygen availability at the district level. These dedicated plants will be established in identified government hospitals in district headquarters in various states and union territories, and their procurement will be done through the Health and Family Welfare Ministry.