Karnataka will purchase 1,000 ventilators from Mysuru-based Skanray Technologies Private Limited, state Health Minister B Sriramulu announced on Monday morning at a press conference here.
Sriramulu also said that the government would be purchasing 10 lakh masks and five lakh personal protective equipment. The decision comes at a time when the minutes of a union textiles ministry meeting revealed that an order placed for ten lakh 3-ply masks with a vendor yielded only 2 lakh masks who also sought a 266% revision of prices.
Sriramulu did not mention which vendor will be supplying the masks and personal protective equipment, and at what rate.
Published 23 March 2020, 09:53 IST
