By: IPP Bureau
Last updated : April 09, 2026 10:04 am
36 districts to get advanced ALS, BLS and neonatal ambulances under MEMS 108
In a major boost to Maharashtra’s emergency healthcare infrastructure, SUMEET SSG has partnered with Pinnacle Industries to design and deploy an advanced fleet of ambulances for the state’s MEMS 108 emergency response project.
The collaboration covers the development of body kits for 255 Advanced Life Support ambulances, 1,274 Basic Life Support units and 36 neonatal ambulances, taking the total deployment under the project to 1,756 vehicles. The fleet will be operated by Sumeet SSG BVG Maharashtra EMS, a joint venture involving Sumeet Group, BVG India and Spain-based SSG Transporte Sanitario, under a 10-year public-private partnership structured on a Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer model.
The initiative is aimed at improving pre-hospital care and reducing emergency response times across Maharashtra’s urban and rural regions. The ambulance network is planned to cover all 36 districts of the state, strengthening healthcare access through trained emergency personnel, integrated systems and advanced medical mobility solutions.
Summit Salunke, chairman of SUMEET SSG, said Pinnacle’s engineering and fabrication expertise would be central to ensuring that the MEMS 108 fleet meets global benchmarks in safety, reliability and clinical readiness. He said the ambulances need to be robust, dependable and clinically optimised to support world-class emergency response.
Sachin Deshmukh, executive director of Pinnacle Industries, said the company sees the partnership as an opportunity to contribute meaningfully to life-saving public healthcare infrastructure. He added that the focus would remain on engineering excellence and patient-centric vehicle design to strengthen emergency response capabilities.
Under the agreement, Pinnacle Industries will serve as the end-to-end ambulance conversion partner, delivering fully built medical mobility solutions designed for rapid response, patient safety and operational efficiency in both densely populated cities and remote geographies.