The Mission for Advancement in High-Impact Areas (MAHA) MedTech Mission is a Government of India initiative, managed by ANRF in collaboration with ICMR and the Gates Foundation, with a total budgeted outlay of ₹750 crore over 5 years.
Its vision is to improve healthcare through equitable access to high-quality, affordable, and innovative medical technologies in India.
The mission focuses on:
- Supporting the development and commercialization of indigenous medical technologies.
- Fostering the development of high-priority, high-cost, imported medical technologies to promote self-reliance with a goal of 3- to 5-fold cost reduction.
- Strengthening industry-academia collaboration in the MedTech sector.
Funding is provided as a grant with no requirement for benefit or equity sharing from ANRF/ICMR/GF.