New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- The Government of India has invited fresh applications under the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Promoting Domestic Manufacturing of Medical Devices (PLI-MD), with the scheme extended until 2035-36 and an outlay of approximately Rs 2,700 crore available for the new phase.

The online application portal is expected to become operational within the next 10 days, allowing interested applicants to submit proposals for setting up or expanding domestic manufacturing facilities.

Launched in 2020-21, the PLI-MD scheme has facilitated domestic manufacturing of more than 60 high-end medical devices and components, including X-ray tubes and detectors, 1.5T MRI machines, linear accelerators (LINAC), CT scanners, mammogra...