The Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) has constituted a Task Force for identifying issues relating to the promotion of domestic production of high end medical devices and pharmaceutical manufacturing equipments in the country.

The Task Force has been constituted with the terms of reference of  ascertaining the present status and share of domestic production and imports in different categories of medical devices and equipments used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals; the impediments that exist in making India self-reliant in domestic production of medical devices and equipments used in manufacture of pharmaceuticals; and the steps necessary for promotion of domestic production of high end medical devices and pharmaceutical manufacturing equipments.

Task Force has been constituted in compliance of the E-Samiksha monitoring system related action point.

Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, is the chairman of the Task Force.  Other members of the Task Force include representatives of Department of Health & Family Welfare, Department of Health Research, Drug Controller General of India or his representative, Department of Commerce, Department of  Industrial Policy and Promotion, Department of Electronics & IT and representative of Industry Division of Planning Commission. Representatives of Association of Indian Medical Devices Industry (AIMED) and Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FlCCI) are the other members of the Task Force.

The Task Force will submit its findings in three months.