Vacuum Pressure Swing Adsorption
Background
Amid a massive oxygen crisis across the nation, the Government of India on April 24, 2021 decided to waive off the customs duty and health cess on import of oxygen and oxygen related equipment for three months with immediate effect.
Pressure Swing Adsorption
The items to benefit from the decision include medical grade oxygen, oxygen concentrator along with flow meter, regulator, connectors and tubing Vacuum Pressure Swing Adsorption (VPSA) and pressure swing absorption (PSA) oxygen plants, cryogenic oxygen air separation units (ASUs) producing liquid/ gaseous oxygen.
Basic customs duty was exempted on Remdesivir and its API (active pharmaceutical ingredient) recently,
Remdesivir’s production
Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya informed that 25 new manufacturing sites for Remdesivir’s production have been approved since 12th April.
He said, “Production capacity is now ramped up to ≥90 lakhs vials per month, earlier it was 40 lakhs vials/month. Very soon, 3 lakh vial/day will be produced . Monitoring is being done on daily basis. We would not leave any stone unturned to supply Remdesivir.”
Indian Air Force
Indian Air Force (IAF) is also transporting oxygen tanks in the country to reduce travel times.
Free food grains
Similarly, in a major decision on April 23, free food grains will be given 80 crore Indians for the month of May & June 2021.
