India becomes the second largest manufacturer of PPE kits.

After China, India is now the second largest manufacturer of PPE body coveralls. Taking March 30 as a reference point when India produced 8,000 PPE every day, the sector has seen a growth of over 56-fold in just 60 days.
India has an inventory of 15.96 lakh PPE kits and another 2.22 crore kits are being manufactured against firm orders by the industry.
A Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kit is a protective measure, assembled for the safety of the health of workers . PPE includes masks (surgical and N-95), goggles, face- sheilds, head cover, gloves (surgical and examination), coveralls and gowns (with or without aprons) and shoe cover.

Today, more than 600 companies in India are certified to produce PPEs, whose global market worth is expected to be over $92.5 billion by 2025, up from $52.7 billion in 2019.

News Source: investindia.gov.in and www.indiatoday.in

Story By: Ragini Chauhan.