New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- India plans to exempt low-risk medical devices from cumbersome licensing processes and replace it with a system of self-certified online registration, according to two government officials and documents reviewed by Mint.

As part of a plan to ease approvals and support the government's push for indigenous manufacture of medical devices, sector regulator Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has finalized a list of 1,065 low-risk medical devices such as acoustic stethoscopes, wheelchairs, and alcohol swabs that will be exempt from licensing requirements.

The new system mandates that manufacturers and importers obtain a registration number on the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO)'s online system an...