ENA MSME 2021-06-01 14:52:56 <p><strong>New Delhi, Jun 1 (KNN)</strong> As the COVID cases have started to decline, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has allowed the supply of oxygen to certain industries and MSMEs on a temporary basis, subject to ensuring an adequate supply of medical oxygen to hospitals and other medical purposes.</p> <p>In April, the government had diverted all liquid oxygen meant for non-medical purposes for medical use as the number of COVID-19 cases were on the rise. The only sectors that were exempt at that time were defence, ampoule- and vial-making industry, and pharmaceuticals.</p> <p>The MHA has now exempted more industries for use of liquid oxygen to include continuous process industries/ plants such as furnaces, refineries, steel, aluminium, copper processing plants, etc; infrastructure projects and plants; Micro, Small &amp; Medium Enterprises (MSMEs); exporters of manufacturing sector requiring oxygen for production, and food processing units.</p> <p>The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) may allow usage of liquid oxygen to the above-mentioned industries/ projects/ units on a temporary basis subject to ensuring an adequate supply of liquid medical oxygen to hospitals and other medical purposes as per demands of states/ Union Territories as well as adequate supply to industries/sectors such as ampoules and vials, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing of oxygen cylinders and PSA plants, neutral glass tubing and defence forces, The ministry said in its order on Monday.</p> 26874 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/msme/mha-allows-certain-industries-including-msmes-to-use-oxygen 2021-06-01 14:52:56 knnindia.co.in