Summary
More than 100 new projects are building medicines and devices, creating thousands of jobs. 👷
This means India can rely less on other countries for important health supplies. 🌍
Key Points
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The Production Linked Incentive plan gave about 6,900 crore rupees to boost medicine making.
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48 projects for making medicine ingredients started, helping 5,000 people get jobs.
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55 companies got support to make advanced medicines, creating over 120,000 jobs.
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57 new medical devices like MRI machines are now being built in India.
New Words to Learn
9 wordsProduction Linked Incentive
A government program that gives money to companies when they make more products.
pharmaceutical
Related to medicines.
medical devices
Tools and machines that help doctors treat patients.
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient
The important part of a medicine that makes it work.
bulk drugs
Large amounts of medicine ingredients made in factories.
high‑value medicines
Special medicines that are very important or expensive.
technology transfer
When a company shares its know‑how with another company.
investment
Money spent to build or improve something.
export
Sending goods to other countries.
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