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Govt lifts export ban on all ventilators to push outbound shipments

The ban was imposed on March 24 to ensure domestic availability to fight Covid-19 pandemic

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Additionally, there has been substantial growth in the domestic manufacturing capacity of ventilators

Press Trust of India New Delhi
The government on Tuesday lifted the export ban on all ventilators to push the outbound shipments of the product.

"All ventilators including any artificial respiratory apparatus or oxygen therapy apparatus or any other breathing appliance/device are made free for export," the directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT) said in a notification.

The ban was imposed on March 24 to ensure domestic availability to fight Covid-19 pandemic.


On August 1, the group of ministers on Covid-19 has considered and agreed to the proposal of the Ministry of Health

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