NPPA Extends Ceiling Price Of LMO,Oxygen Inhalation Till March 31,2023
New Delhi: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has revised the price of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) 'and' Oxygen Inhalation (Medicinal gas) in cylinder and extended it up to 31.03.2023 or until further order, whichever is earlier.
This came in line with the decision of 106th Authority meeting held on 15th of December under the Chairmanship of Shri Kamlesh Kumar Pant, Chairman, NPPA where the extension of revised price of Medical Oxygen was discussed.
The authority at its 106th meeting deliberated upon the matter and decided to extend the prices of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) 'and' Oxygen Inhalation (Medicinal gas) in cylinder as notified vide SO No. 3322 dated 25.9.2020 till 31st March 2023 or fixation of prices under (National list of essential medicine) NLEM 2022 whichever is earlier.
Liquid oxygen is used as an oxidant for liquid fuels in the propellant systems of missiles and rockets. Oxygen is widely applied in the metal industries in conjunction with acetylene and other fuel gases for metal cutting, welding, hardening, cleaning and melting.
Oxygen Inhalation involves breathing oxygen in a pressurized chamber or tube. This allows lungs to gather up to three times more oxygen than one would get by breathing oxygen at normal air pressure. The extra oxygen moves through your blood and to your organs and body tissues.
Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that according to the direction given by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) had capped the price of liquid oxygen at Rs. 15.22 per cubic meter at the manufacturing end, whereas, for oxygen cylinders, the price cap was Rs 25.71 per CM. Both prices were exclusive of the GST.
Furthermore, last year, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) revised the price of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) 'and' Oxygen Inhalation (Medicinal gas) in cylinder and extended it up to 31.12.2022 or until further order, whichever is earlier.
In view of this, NPPA, in its latest notice stated,
The prices of ‘Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO)’ and ‘Oxygen Inhalation (Medicinal gas) in cylinder’ fixed under Para 19 of the DPCO, 2013 and powers conferred under section 10(2)(l) of Disaster Management Act, 2005 delegated by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare vide Order No. Z-33014/45/2020-RCH/Pt.File-3 dated 23.09.2020, vide notification S.O. 3322(E) dated 25.09.2020, issued by National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India, applicable upto 31.03.2021 and extended upto 30.09.2021 vide S.O.1335(E) dated 25.03.2021, then extended upto 31.12.2021 vide S.O. 3936(E) dated 23.09.2021, then extended upto 31.03.2022 vide S.O.5424(E) dated 28.12.2021, then extended upto 30.06.2022 vide S.O.1508(E) dated 30.03.2022, than extended upto 30.09.2022 vide S.O. 2982(E) dated 30.06.2022 and again extended upto 31.12.2022 or until further order whichever is earlier vide S.O. 4590(E) dated 29.09.2022 are further extended upto 31.03.2023 or until further order, whichever is earlier.
In addition, it went on to say,
All the notes and other contents mentioned in the original order S.O. 3322(E) dated 25.09.2020 read with S.O.1335 (E) dated 25.03.2021, S.O. 3936(E) dated 23.09.2021, S.O. 5424(E) dated 28.12.2021, S.O. 1508(E) dated 30.03.2022, S.O. 2982(E) dated 30.06.2022 and S.O. 4590(E) dated 29.09.2022 shall remain the same and are applicable except that in Note (a) for the phrase “31st December 2022 or until further orders, whichever is earlier” it is to be read as “31st March 2023 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.”
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