Lok Sabha Question No. 983 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-08
Subject: Public Health Entomology Studies
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: L.S. Tejasvi Surya

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH RESEARCH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 983 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH DECEMBER, 2023

## PUBLIC HEALTH ENTOMOLOGYSTUDIES

## 983. SHRI L. S. TEJASVI SURYA:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Public Health Entomology (PHE) Course is being offered at five centres of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR);
- (b) if so, the details of such institutes along with the number of students pursuing said course;
- (c) whether the in-service candidates are provided a stipend for the same and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the number of students who have received the aforementioned stipend and whether it is a fact that some of the candidates are not receiving their stipends and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to increase the stipend to attract more candidates and promote the aspiring candidates; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (PROF. S.P. SINGH BAGHEL)

(a) to (f): From the year 2022, a two years M.Sc. Public Health Entomology course is conducted at the five ICMR institutes, namely, ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre (ICMR-VCRC), Puducherry, ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR-RMRCGKP), Gorakhpur, ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR-RMRCNE), Dibrugarh, ICMR-National Institute of Tribal Health (ICMR-NIRTH), Jabalpur and ICMR-Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (ICMR-RMRIMS), Patna. List of the number of students pursuing said courses is at Annexure. The In-service candidates enrolled in these two batches, since 2022 are not provided with any stipend.

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Details of the number of students pursuing M.Sc. Public Health Entomology course at ICMR Institutes in the two courses starting in 2022 and 2023

| S.No.   | Name of the ICMR Institute                                                         |   Open (Category I) |   In-service (Category II) |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
| 1       | ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre (ICMR-VCRC), Puducherry                        |                  29 |                         05 |
| 2       | ICMR- Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR-RMRCGKP), Gorakhpur                   |                  15 |                         02 |
| 3       | ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR-RMRCNE), Dibrugarh                     |                  07 |                         01 |
| 4       | ICMR-National Institute of Tribal Health (ICMR-NIRTH), Jabalpur                    |                  12 |                         03 |
| 5       | ICMR-Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (ICMR-RMRIMS), Patna |                  19 |                         10 |
| Total   | Total                                                                              |                  82 |                         21 |

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