To help the country tide over oxygen shortage during the second wave of Covid-19, on behalf of the Government of India, ONGC has been given the responsibility to procure one lakh oxygen concentrators based on its understanding of global supply chain and logistics. The Government of India will bear the cost of procuring these concentrators. Within a short period, ONGC has placed orders for 34,673 oxygen concentrators on overseas vendors for immediate supply. Out of these, 2900 are expected to be received by 21st May and the rest in staggered delivery from May to end-June 2021. Further, to promote domestic capacity, order has been placed for 40,000 units of Oxygen Concentrators on domestic Manufacturers.