Maruti joins hands with AgVa Healthcare to scale up ventilator production

Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Saturday said it will work with AgVa Healthcare to help it rapidly scale up production of ventilators in country in wake of coronavirus pandemic.

"An arrangement has been entered into with AgVa Healthcare, an existing approved manufacturer of ventilators," MSI said in a statement.

company would work with AgVa Healthcare to rapidly scale up production of ventilators with intention of reaching a volume of 10,000 units per month, it ded. As per arrangement, AgVa Healthcare will be responsible for techlogy, performance and related matters for all ventilators produced and sold by m, MSI said.

auto major on its part will use its suppliers to produce required volume of components and use its experience and kwledge to upgre systems for production and quality control of higher volumes, it ded. MSI would also help, to required extent to arrange financing, and obtain all permissions and approvals required to enable higher production, auto major said.

company would provide se services free of cost to AgVa Healthcare, it ded. Besides, Krishna Maruti Limited, a joint venture of MSI with Ashok Kapur, will be manufacturing 3-ply masks for supply to Haryana and central government.

Production is expected to start as soon as all approvals are received, MSI said. Kapur will provide 2 million masks free of cost as his own contribution, it ded. Similarly, Bharat Seats Limited, a joint venture of MSI with Relan family, would be manufacturing protective clothing as soon as all approvals are in place. All manufacturing units will take maximum care to protect safety and health of workers in accordance with government recommended practices, it ded.

Alrey Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has anunced that it expects to come up with a sophisticated ventilator at just Rs 7,500, which orwise costs up to Rs 10 lakh. Tata Motors also plans to come up with manufacturing of ventilators.

Im Credits: ANI