Declared Certain Medical Items as Essential Article under the Tamil Nadu Essential Articals Control and Requisitioning Act, 1949
The Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Department issued G.O. (D) No. 695 on 4 June 2021, declaring 15 listed medical items as essential articles under the Tamil Nadu Essential Articles Control and Requisitioning Act, 1949. The notification requires those items to be sold at or below the specified maximum retail prices.
What the notification does
The Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Department notification, G.O. (D) No. 695 dated 4 June 2021, declares 15 medical items to be essential articles and fixes their maximum retail prices. It was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary under the authority of the Governor of Tamil Nadu.
The notification concerns medical supplies, not land or property. It directly affects people and businesses selling or buying the listed products in Tamil Nadu because the products are to be sold at the specified maximum retail prices.
Maximum retail prices
The Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Department fixed the following prices:
- Hand sanitizer, 200 ml: Rs. 110. Prices for other quantities must be fixed proportionately.
- N 95 mask: Rs. 22 per unit.
- Surgical mask, 2 ply: Rs. 3 per piece.
- Surgical mask, 3 ply: Rs. 4 per piece.
- Surgical mask, 3 ply with a layer of melt blown non-woven fabric: Rs. 4.50 per piece.
- PPE kit: Rs. 273 per unit.
- Disposable apron: Rs. 12 per unit.
- Surgical gown: Rs. 65 per unit.
- Sterile gloves: Rs. 15 per unit.
- Examination gloves: Rs. 5.75 per unit.
- Non-rebreather mask: Rs. 80 per unit.
- Oxygen mask: Rs. 54 per unit.
- Flow meter with humidifier: Rs. 1,520 per unit.
- Fingertip pulse oximeter: Rs. 1,500 per unit.
- Face shield: Rs. 21 per unit.
Who should pay attention
G.O. (D) No. 695 is relevant to retailers, suppliers and purchasers dealing with the listed medical products. The stated figures are maximum retail prices, so the listed products are to be sold without exceeding those amounts.
Property buyers, landowners and real estate professionals are not directly affected in relation to land ownership, registration, planning permission or land use. The notification contains no provision dealing with immovable property.
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Common questions
Does this notification affect land or property transactions in Tamil Nadu?
No. G.O. (D) No. 695 deals only with the classification and maximum retail prices of listed medical items.
What is the maximum retail price of a 200 ml hand sanitizer?
The maximum retail price is Rs. 110. Prices for other quantities of hand sanitizer must be fixed proportionately.
What price is fixed for an N 95 mask?
The maximum retail price is Rs. 22 per unit.
Which listed item has the highest maximum retail price?
The flow meter with humidifier has the highest listed maximum retail price, at Rs. 1,520 per unit.
