Indian Railways develops low-cost ventilator ‘Jeevan’

"Jeevan" a low-cost ventilator has been developed by Indian Railways at its Kapurthala rail coach factory.
The ventilator that can save thousands of lives amid the COVID-19 outbreak is awaiting ICMR approval.
Ravindra Gupta, General Manager of Rail Coach Factory (RCF) and the brain behind Jeevan, informed the cost of the ventilator will be around Rs 10,000 without the compressor. He further mentioned that with the ICMR approval and all the required materials, 100 such ventilators could be produced every day and the price will just be a fraction of the current cost of ventilators.
If the situation worsens, India might need between 1,10,000-2,20,000 ventilators by May 15.
Maximum of 57000 ventilators are available in the country and each one costs Rs.5- Rs.15 lakh.