20th May 2021

Dear Chief Secretary,

The National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) has been guiding the strategy for COVID-19 vaccination roll out in the country. Keeping in Mind the evolving situation of the pandemic, the emerging scientific evidence and experience from across the globe, NEGVAC has made the following recommendations, which have been accepted by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, regarding COVID-19 vaccination.

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Good Morning. Every one. Please see the request for donations in form of finance and Material received through our Past President and our EBM. We will request all the EBM to discuss it and try to do your best to contribute and explore the possibilities if it can be forwarded to all the association members and help this organisation by doing a bit.

20th May 2021

VATSALYA COVID CARE CENTRE
VatsalyaGram-Vrindavan

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File No. 20(8)/09/2019/Div.III/NPPA
15th May 2021

Government of India
Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers
Department of Pharmaceuticals
National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Monitoring of Maximum Retail Prices of (i) Pulse Oximeter and (ii) Oxygen Concentrator under DPCO, 2013-reg.
This is in reference to Notification No. 1232 (E) dated 31st March 2020 issued by this Office for regulation of Medical Devices under Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 read with Essential Commodities Act, 1955 w.e.f. 1st April 2020. Accordingly, Maximum Retail Price of Medical Devices cannot be increased more than ten percent (10%) in a year.
2. All the manufacturers/importers of (i) Pulse Oximeter and (ii) Oxygen Concentrators are hereby directed under Para 29 of the DPCO, 2013 to submit the MRP details in the prescribed format (Annexure-I & II) within 7 days i.e. latest by 22nd May 2021 of issue of this O.M. A soft copy of the same may be sent to the following e-mail id mandatorily: medicaldevices-nppa@gov.in 3. In view of the above, all Manufacturers/Importers of aforesaid Medical Devices are hereby advised to ensure compliance of the provisions of Para 20 of the DPCO, 2013 failing which action may be initiated for violation of provisions of DPCO, 2013 read with Essential Commodities Act, 1955.

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9th May 2021

Dear Members,

News channels have been reporting sale of under rated oxygen machines which are selling in guise of oxygen concentrators for the last few days in the market. These machines are basically not designed to be used as Medical Devices and their application have merely limited use.

It is an unfair practice to promote and sell these machines as emergency medical devices and extort huge amounts of money against their sale from a needy person which are proving to be a death trap instead.

Such horrendous activities by these operators only worsens our trade environment and because of such activities that our trade is getting attracted to unnecessary stringent laws and licencing like the one which we are currently fighting for.

As a suggestion, any importer or a Stockist, who is selling genuine Oxygen Concentrators should be able to produce genuine technical product information, along with Purchase bills/ Sales bills incase of any checking by government officials. Additionally, MRP stickers/ labels on the product should be clearly visible and NO sale should exceed the MRP whatsoever.

SMTA has always been an Association of human friendly businessmen, let’s all get together and fight this difficult times by offering quality products at affordable prices and try to curb blackmarketing and sale of fake equipment.

The best thing to do is by offering the right product to the end user at a reasonable price.

Regards,

Puneet Bhasin
Secretary-SMTA.