Lok Sabha Question No. 393 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Projects through Various Labs of ICMR
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian, Su Thirunavukkarasar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RESEARCH

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 393 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH MARCH , 2020 PROJECTS THROUGH VAR IOUS LABS OF ICMR

## *393. DR. T. SUMATHY (a)THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN: SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU:

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

- (a) whether the Government has initiated new research projects in various of ICMR and other autonomous institutes to addres s the severities of various diseases;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the funds spent so far in this regard;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  successful  projects  undertaken  by  ICMR  and  o autonomous institutes during the last three years;
- (d) whether the Government is facing any bottlenecks in the proper exploit and execution of the products developed out of these researches; and
- (e)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

(a)to (e) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 393 FOR 20 TH MARCH, 2020

(a)&(b)  The  Indian  Council  of  Medical  Research  (ICMR)  has  initiated  ne research  projects  through  its  network  of  26  institutes  across  the  coun different  disease  specific  areas  of  communicable  diseases  like  tubercu leprosy,  malaria,  kalazar,  choler a and non - communicable  disease  like  cancer, diabetes,  cardio - vascular  diseases,  reproductive  biology,  child  health  a nutrition etc. A total grant of Rs. 3099 Cr. has been given to these lab the last three years.

Under ICMR's extramural program, it has spent Rs. 791 Cr. to fund 2051 research projects (657 adhoc projects, 1169 fellowships, 184 task force p and 41 Centres for Advanced Research (CARs)) during last three years.

(c) The  list  of  major  successful  projects  undertaken  by  ICMR  and  i institutes during the last three years is annexed.

(d)&(e)  The  major  bottleneck  has  been  the  translation/commercialization leads emerging from successful projects due to various reasons including lack of  interest  of  the  companies  to  come  forward  for  product  development. address  this  issue,  ICMR  has  signed  an  MoU  with  Federation  of  India Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for commercialization of ICMR technologies under the pro gram 'Health Technology Acceleration and Commercialization (HTAC).

Besides this, ICMR has a review mechanism in place whereby eminent scientists/experts  from  various  academic  institutions  screen  the  comp projects and shortlist the lead/promising find ings for further -take up/commercialization.

## List  of  major  successful  projects  undertaken  by  ICMR  and  its  institutes during the last three years:

## I. Disease Elimination

- i.
- Malaria Elimination Demonstration Projects
- ii. Malaria Elimination Research Alliance (MERA) India
- iii. Kalazar Elimination Demonstration Project (Vaishali Model)
- iv. Research Support to End TB by 2025
- 
- The India TB Research Consortium
-  TB Diagnostic Initiative
-  TB Prevalence Survey

## II. Supporting Ayushman Bharat

-  National Essential Diagnostics List
-  Heath Technology Assessment India (HTAIn)
-  Standard Treatment Workflows (STW)
- III. Tackling Outbreak/Epidemic Investigations through the network of Viral Research & Diagnostic Laboratories (VRDLs)
- IV.

## Affordable Health Technology

- V. Flagship Programmes
2. 
3. India Cancer Research Consortium
4.  India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI)
- VI. Enhancing  Outreach/Establishing  new  Centres  in  deficit/un -served areas
- VII. E - Health/M- Health  and  Promoting  Use  of  Space  Technology
7. Tools
- VIII. Nutrition
9. Mobile App on 'Dietary Guidelines For In dians
10. Fortified Food to Fight Malnutrition
11. Release of Indian Food Composition Tables Nutrition Interventions in adolescent girls.