PM Modi Chairs Oxygen Supply Revamp Meet As Over 1,500 Plants Come Up

Over 1,500 oxygen plants are being installed across India that could support more than four lakh hospital beds.

Amid the construction of over 1,500 oxygen plants across India that could support more than four lakh hospital beds, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reviewed the progress of augmentation and availability of the gas across the country. The facilities are coming up in all states and districts with contribution from various sources such as ministries and public sector units, apart from PM CARES. Officials briefed PM Modi about the progress of the installation of Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Oxygen plants, a release from the Prime Minister's Office said today. "Once all PSA Oxygen plants coming up through PM CARES would be functional, they would support more than four lakh oxygenated beds," the Prime Minister was informed, the release said. He instructed the officials to ensure that these plants are made functional at the earliest and to work closely with the state governments for the same.