Industry focus
Healthcare and Medical Equipment
Equipment manufacturing combines manufacturing incentives with device licensing and quality registrations; healthcare facilities are appraised as service projects with their own regulatory layer.
Medical device and consumable manufacturers, hospital furniture and equipment makers, diagnostic equipment assemblers, and hospitals, nursing homes and diagnostic centres across Raipur, Durg and Bhilai come to us for finance, incentives and the approvals that sit between the project and its first patient or first shipment.
For manufacturers, the state policy's manufacturing heads apply on the usual classification, and the product may sit on the Thrust-sector list. The regulatory path adds device licensing, quality management certification and, for some products, central licensing. For healthcare facilities, the service-sector provisions and the clinical establishment framework govern.
Project finance considerations
- Term loans for manufacturing lines, clean rooms and testing equipment, or for hospital building and medical equipment.
- Equipment finance with vendor-specific terms for imaging and diagnostic equipment.
- Working capital for consumables, receivables from institutional buyers and insurance or scheme receivables for hospitals.
- Promoter documentation where doctors or professionals are the promoters and personal practice income supports the proposal.
Government incentive considerations
- Manufacturing classification by unit type, size and product; relevant devices and pharmaceutical-adjacent products may be Thrust-sector with minimum investment.
- FCI subsidy and interest subsidy on the usual conditions.
- Healthcare facilities assessed under service-sector provisions with minimum investment and category conditions.
- Support for quality certification and testing under the policy's other heads, where provided.
- Central scheme support for medical device parks and PLI where the project qualifies.
Incentive eligibility depends on the activity, block location, investment, unit type (new, expansion, diversification or modernisation), dates and the policy's exclusion list. Not every incentive applies to every project, and the FCI subsidy and Net SGST reimbursement routes under IDP 2024-30 are alternatives, not a combination.
Documentation we typically prepare
- DPR with product mix, regulatory pathway and clean-room or facility cost
- CMA data for working capital
- Device classification and licensing plan
- Quality management certification plan
- Entity documents and registrations
- For hospitals: bed plan, equipment list, revenue model and clinical establishment registration
Regulatory and approval considerations
- Medical device licensing under the medical devices rules, with class-based requirements and state or central licensing.
- Quality management certification (ISO 13485) and testing where required.
- Consent from CECB; biomedical waste authorisation for healthcare facilities.
- Clinical establishment registration for hospitals and diagnostic centres.
- Fire, building and lift approvals for facilities.
- Factory licence for manufacturing units meeting thresholds; drug licence where products fall under the drugs framework.
Where projects in this sector commonly lose time
- Device class and licensing route not determined before the DPR, so the timeline and cost are understated.
- Biomedical waste authorisation sought after commissioning.
- Service-category minimum investment not met for a healthcare facility.
- Clean-room cost not evidenced in a form the department accepts as plant and building.
Frequently asked questions
Is medical device manufacturing a Thrust sector?
Several device and healthcare-related products are listed, each with a minimum investment. Whether a unit qualifies depends on its products and plant investment.
Can a hospital get a subsidy?
Healthcare facilities are assessed under the service-sector provisions, with category and minimum investment conditions. Eligibility is project-specific and confirmed with DTIC.
Which licence does a device manufacturer need?
It depends on the device class under the medical devices rules. We map the pathway before the DPR so the timeline and cost are realistic.
Planning a healthcare and medical equipment project in Chhattisgarh?
Share the district, capacity and investment outline. We will map the finance, the incentives and the approvals for that specific project.