Domestic medical device makers seek 15% price preference in public tenders

AIMED has noted that India is 70 per cent import-dependent in medical devices, and 90 per cent in medical electronics

The domestic medical devices industry representatives have written to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) as well as the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, seeking a 10-15 per cent price preference for local device makers, while participating in public tenders. This, the industry feels, would boost the Make In India initiative.  In a 2017 order, the DIPP had done away with the provision of price preference in the Public Procurement Order (PPO), and introduced a provision of the 20 per cent purchase preference in tenders.  The PPO states that if the lowest (L1) bid is not