Nagpur MSME manufactures low-cost medical devices; Video shared by Nitin Gadkari

To curb the shortage of medical equipment in the country, an MSME in Nagpur manufactured good quality yet affordable PPE kits. The cost of the kits ranges from Rs 500-600, which is cheaper than the market price where they usually cost around Rs 1500-1600.

New Delhi: An MSME in Nagpur manufactured has claimed to manufacture good quality yet affordable PPE kits.

Sharing the news on Twitter via video, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that the kits imported from China were of poor quality and therefore the need to manufacture the kits surfaced.

"There are three types of kits- ranging from Rs 500-600, which is cheaper than the market price. We can manufacture as many as 10,000 kits a day," said Gadkari.

PPE kits in the market usually cost around Rs 1500-1600 and can be used by doctors, nurses, paramedical forces, cleaning workers and police forces.

Nitin Gadkari also told that the kits will soon be sent to all the other states.