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All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, set to conduct clinical trials with India's first indigenously developed magnetic resonance imaging scanner Import dependency has been a major obstacle to accessing medical devices and equipment in India.At present, more than 80% of India's medical device requirements are met through imports.In the financial year 2023-24, a 13% increase (amounting to 688 850 million) was recorded in the country's medical device import bill.To address this important dependency, the Government of India introduced the Production-Linked Incentives for manufacturing medical devices scheme, with 19 projects to produce 46 medical devices being commissioned in the first phase.The All India