CENTRE TO PROCURE 100K O2 CONCENTRATORS FROM PM CARES

NEW DELHI: The government will procure 100,000 portable oxygen concentrators and install 500 more pressure swing adsorption oxygen plants from the PM Cares Fund, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, asserting this will help improve access to oxygen, especially in district headquarters and tier-2 cities.

This will greatly augment the supply of oxygen near the demand clusters, the PMO said in a statement. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Modi to discuss the measures needed to improve the supply of medical oxygen for Covid-19 management.