The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority vide its notification dated 23rd September 2020 has set price for medical oxygen and oxygen cylinders for 6 months to ensure the availability of medical oxygen.
It has decided to fix the ex-factory price of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) at manufacturers’ end at ₹15.22/CUM exclusive of GST and, it has further capped the ex-factory cost of medical oxygen cylinder at fillers’ end at ₹25.71/CUM exclusive of GST in suppression of the existing ceiling price of ₹17.49/CUM, subject to transportation cost fixation at state level.
Further, the existing rate contracts of state governments for oxygen purchase, as applicable, shall continue, in consumer interest and the ex-factory price cap of LMO and oxygen gas cylinders will be applicable to domestic production.
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