The PM CARES Fund has given approval for setting up 551 dedicated Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) medical oxygen generation plants inside public health facilities across the country. This will be done in order to boost the availability of oxygen in hospitals that are dealing with the worsening COVID-19 situation. The PMO has stated that these medical oxygen generation plants will be set up in identified government hospitals in district headquarters of various states and Union Territories. The procurement for these will be done through the Union Health Ministry. Earlier, the PM CARES fund had allocated Rs 201,58 crore for the installation of an additional 162 dedicated PSA medical oxygen generation plants inside public health facilities across the country.