Lok Sabha Question No. 94 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-21
Subject: Setting up of Virology Institute in Kerala
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Anto  Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RE SEARCH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 94 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST JUNE,2019

## SETTING UP OF VIROLO GY INSTITUTE IN KERALA

## 94. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of virology institutes and research centres functioning in the country, State/UT - wise;
- (b) whether the Government has received any request from the Government of Kerala or from any other quarter for setting up of a new virology institute/ laboratory in the State;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government in this regard;
- (d) whether the Government has given any financial assistance to the State of Kerala for setting up of a new virology institute/laboratory in Kerala; and
- (e) if so, give details and the present status of implementation of the project?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): A National Institute of virology is functioning at Pune, Maharashtra, with its fo stations  at  Kerala,  Mumbai,  Gorakhpur  and  Bangalore.  Apart  from  this,  details  of  95 Research  and  Diagnosis  Laboratories,  State/UT -wise  sanctioned  by  the  Deptt., are  given  in annexure.
- (b): No such request has been   received in the current year.
- (c): Does not arise.
- (d) & (e): Financial assistance to the tune   of Rs. 12.49 cr. has been given to followi Institutes in Kerala, for setting up VRDLs from 20 14 to 2018:
1. Govt. Medical College, Trivandrum (Operational)
2. Govt. Medical College, Kozhikode (Operational)
3. Govt. Medical College, Thrissur (Operational)
4. National Institute of Virology Field Unit at Alappuzha (under process)

Number of Viral Research and Diagnostic Laboratories (VRDLs) in the country.

| S. No.   | States/Union Territories    |   No. of VRDLs |
|----------|-----------------------------|----------------|
| 1)       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |              1 |
| 2)       | Andhra Pradesh              |              6 |
| 3)       | Assam                       |              6 |
| 4)       | Bihar                       |              3 |
| 5)       | Chandigarh                  |              2 |
| 6)       | Chhattisgarh                |              2 |
| 7)       | Delhi                       |              2 |
| 8)       | Gujarat                     |              4 |
| 9)       | Haryana                     |              2 |
| 10)      | Himachal Pradesh            |              2 |
| 11)      | Jammu and Kashmir           |              3 |
| 12)      | Jharkhand                   |              2 |
| 13)      | Karnataka                   |              6 |
| 14)      | Kerala                      |              4 |
| 15)      | Madhya Pradesh              |              6 |
| 16)      | Maharashtra                 |              4 |
| 17)      | Manipur                     |              2 |
| 18)      | Meghalaya                   |              1 |
| 19)      | Odisha                      |              2 |
| 20)      | Puducherry                  |              2 |
| 21)      | Punjab                      |              2 |
| 22)      | Rajasthan                   |              6 |
| 23)      | TamilNadu                   |              9 |
| 24)      | Tripura                     |              1 |
| 25)      | Telangana                   |              3 |
| 26)      | Uttar Pradesh               |              4 |
| 27)      | Uttarakhand                 |              1 |
| 28)      | West Bengal                 |              7 |
|          | Total                       |             95 |