To ensure accessibility of necessary medical devices to the common man at genuine cost, drug price regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, NPPA has extended ceiling prices of knee implants for another one year till 14th September 2021. A notification has been issued by NPPA in this regard.<br />'' <br />''NPPA through an order on 16th August, 2017, for the first time fixed the ceiling price of orthopaedic knee implants for a period of one year. It was extended for further one year in 13th August 2018 and then on 15th August 2019. The above period ended on 15th August this year and the ceiling prices for knee implants for knee replacement system was due for review.<br />'' <br />''NPPA in July this year directed all companies manufacturing and importing primary and revision knee system to submit sales data for the period July 2018 to June 2020. In its meetings held on 6th of last month, NPPA after observing the data collected from 14 major companies which include 10 importers and four domestic manufacturers decided that the ceiling prices for knee implants as applicable on 15th August 2020 may be further extended up to one month up to 15th September 2020. <br />'' <br />''The matter was discussed again in the Authority Meeting held on Monday. In the meeting it was noted that fixing Ceiling Prices for orthopaedic knee implants in the year 2017 had resulted in price reduction up to 69 per cent and domestic manufacturers market share has risen by 11 per cent over the period of two years, which is in line with the Government's motto of Atmanirbhar Bharat. <br />'' <br />''Keeping this in view it was felt necessary that ceiling price system continue to be regulated in wider public interest. Accordingly, the Authority decided to extend the existing ceiling prices for another one year up to 14th September 2021.The move has enable to save 1500 crore Rupees of the common man.<br />