Kozhikode Keltron unit drives affordable healthcare with ₹8,000 hearing aid
Interestingly, its tech credentials are not just a promise for the future but the facility is already quietly changing lives across India.The unit’s flagship success story is Shravan, a fully digital, programmable hearing aid designed and manufactured right on the workshop floor. “Our aim is to make this technology accessible to ordinary people while delivering the exact same quality offered by private brands,” Sreejith Sasidhara Kurup, unit head at Keltron, told The Hindu.For thousands suffering from hearing loss, the market can be incredibly hostile. A decent digital hearing aid costs upwards of ₹25,000, a price tag that excludes those who need it most.
- ▪Interestingly, its tech credentials are not just a promise for the future but the facility is already quietly changing lives across India.The unit’s flagship success story is Shravan, a fully digital, programmable hearing aid designed and m
- ▪“Our aim is to make this technology accessible to ordinary people while delivering the exact same quality offered by private brands,” Sreejith Sasidhara Kurup, unit head at Keltron, told The Hindu.For thousands suffering from hearing loss,
- ▪A decent digital hearing aid costs upwards of ₹25,000, a price tag that excludes those who need it most.
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Once a modest assembly line for cathode-ray televisions, the Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation (Keltron) unit at Moodadi in Kozhikode district is today on the cusp of a major high-tech makeover.Thanks to a fresh injection of ₹1 crore earmarked in the State’s latest budget, the facility is set to be transformed into a cutting-edge electronic village. Interestingly, its tech credentials are not just a promise for the future but the facility is already quietly changing lives across India.The unit’s flagship success story is Shravan, a fully digital, programmable hearing aid designed and manufactured right on the workshop floor.
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