With a sharp rise in COVID-19 positive cases in Maharashtra, the demand for oxygen has increased manifold and not all the districts have their own oxygen production factories. To ensure seamless supply of oxygen across the state, the government has asked local producers, especially those with industrial licences, to use 80 per cent of their capacity for production of medical-grade oxygen. 

Due to the prevailing health crisis, the manufacturers of industrial oxygen have been allowed to produce the gas for medical use too. The industrial units willing to produce medical-grade oxygen are given permission within 24 hours of applying. There are prescribed standards for manufacturing medical-grade gas that helps stabilise the vitals of patients with severe symptoms of the novel Coronavirus.