Lok Sabha Question No. 1914 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-06
Subject: Promotion of Multidisciplinary Research in Medical Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Manna Lal Rawat

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH RESEARCH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1914 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2024

## PROMOTION OFMULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN MEDICALCOLLEGES

## 1914. DR. MANNALALRAWAT

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to promote multidisciplinary research in Government Medical Colleges and Hospitals in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of such research units set up so far in the country, medical college and State/UT and district-wise including Rajasthan; and
- (c) the details of the subjects covered under multidisciplinary research in RNT Medical College in Udaipur

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

- (a) & (b) Yes Sir. So far, 117 Multi Disciplinary Research Units (MDRUs) have been set up in the Government Medical Colleges/ Research units in the country. A list of such MDRUs is at Annexure-I.
- (c) The research subjects covered under an MDRU are decided by the concerned MDRU. The details of the research subjects covered under MDRU in Rabindra Nath Tagore Medical College (RNT), Udaipur are at Annexure-II.

## Multi Disciplinary Research Units (MRUs)

|   S.No | State/UT              | District        | Names of Medical Colleges approved for establishment of MRUs        |
|--------|-----------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh (4)    | N.T.R. District | Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada                              |
|      2 | Andhra Pradesh (4)    | Kakinada        | Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada                                 |
|      3 | Andhra Pradesh (4)    | Visakhapatnam   | Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam                               |
|      4 | Andhra Pradesh (4)    | Chittoor        | S.V. Medical College, Tirupati                                      |
|      5 | Arunachal Pradesh (1) | Papum Pare      | Tomo Riba Institute of Health & Medical Sciences, Naharlagun        |
|      6 | Assam (7)             | Cachar          | Silchar Medical College and Hospital, Silchar                       |
|      7 | Assam (7)             | Jorhat          | Jorhat Medical College, Jorhat                                      |
|      8 | Assam (7)             | Barpeta         | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College, Barpeta                       |
|      9 | Assam (7)             | Dibrugarh       | Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dibrugarh                       |
|     10 | Assam (7)             | Kamrup          | Gauhati Medical College, & Hospital, Guwahati                       |
|     11 | Assam (7)             | Karbi Anglong   | Diphu Medical College & Hospital, Diphu                             |
|     12 | Assam (7)             | Sonitpur        | Tezpur Medical College & Hospital                                   |
|     13 | Bihar (1)             | Patna           | Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna                  |
|     14 | Chandigarh (1)        | ----            | Government Medical College, Chandigarh                              |
|     15 | Chhattisgarh (1)      | Raipur          | Pt. J.N.M. Medical College, Raipur                                  |
|     16 | Delhi (NCT) (4)       | South           | University College of Medical Sciences                              |
|     17 | Delhi (NCT) (4)       | North           | Vallabh Bhai Patel Chest Institute                                  |
|     18 | Delhi (NCT) (4)       | Central Delhi   | Maulana Azad Medical College                                        |
|     19 | Delhi (NCT) (4)       | South- West     | Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital              |
|     20 | Goa (1)               | North Goa       | Goa Medical College, Panaji                                         |
|     21 | Gujarat               | Jamnagar        | M.P. Shah Medical College, Jamnagar                                 |
|     22 | (2)                   | Surat           | Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research, Surat  |
|     23 | Haryana (3)           | Rohtak          | Pt. B.D. Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak |
|     24 | Haryana (3)           | Karnal          | Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College, Karnal                   |

## ANNEXURE-1

|   S.No | State/UT             | District           | Names of Medical Colleges approved for establishment of MRUs   |
|--------|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|     25 |                      | Faridabad          | ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Faridabad                     |
|     26 | Himachal Pradesh (3) | Shimla             | Indira Gandhi Medical College& Hospital, Shimla                |
|     27 | Himachal Pradesh (3) | Kangra             | Dr. R.P. Government Medical College, Kangra at Tanda           |
|     28 | Himachal Pradesh (3) | Hamirpur           | Dr. Radha Krishnan Government Medical College, Hamirpur        |
|     29 | Jammu &Kashmir (3)   | Jammu              | Government Medical College, Jammu                              |
|     30 | Jammu &Kashmir (3)   | Srinagar           | Government Medical College, Srinagar                           |
|     31 | Jammu &Kashmir (3)   | Srinagar           | Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar         |
|     32 | Jharkhand (3)        | East Singhbhum     | MGMMedical College & Hospital, Jamshedpur                      |
|     33 | Jharkhand (3)        | Ranchi             | Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi                 |
|     34 | Jharkhand (3)        | Deogarh            | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deogarh               |
|     35 | Karnataka (8)        | Dharwad            | Dharwad Institute of Medical Sciences, Dharwad                 |
|     36 | Karnataka (8)        | Mandya             | Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya                   |
|     37 | Karnataka (8)        | Dharwad            | Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli                 |
|     38 | Karnataka (8)        | Shimoga            | Shimoga Institute Of Medical Sciences, Shimoga                 |
|     39 | Karnataka (8)        | Kalaburagi         | Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalaburagi             |
|     40 | Karnataka (8)        | Raichur            | Raichur Institute of Medical Sciences, Raichur                 |
|     41 | Karnataka (8)        | Mysore             | Mysore Medical College &Research Institute, Mysore             |
|     42 | Kerala (4)           | Hassan             | Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences, Hassan                   |
|     43 |                      | Thiruvananthapuram | Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram                 |
|     44 |                      | Kozhikode          | Calicut Medical College, Kozhikode                             |
|     45 |                      | Kottayam           | Government Medical College, Kottayam                           |
|     46 |                      | Thrissur           | Government Medical College, Thrissur                           |
|     47 |                      | Rewa               | S.S. Medical College, Rewa                                     |
|     48 | Madhya Pradesh (7)   | Jabalpur           | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur          |
|     49 |                      | Indore             | M.G.M. Medical College, Indore                                 |

|   S.No | State/UT        | District    | Names of Medical Colleges approved for establishment of MRUs                |
|--------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     50 |                 | Bhopal      | Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal                                              |
|     51 |                 | Gwalior     | G.R. Medical College, Gwalior                                               |
|     52 |                 | Sagar       | Bundhelkhand Government Medical College, Sagar                              |
|     53 |                 | Bhopal      | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal                             |
|     54 | Maharashtra (4) | Mumbai      | Seth G.S Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai                             |
|     55 | Maharashtra (4) | Solapur     | Dr. Vaishampayan Memorial Government Medical College, Solapur               |
|     56 | Maharashtra (4) | Pune        | Armed Forces Medical College, Pune                                          |
|     57 | Maharashtra (4) | Pune        | B.J. Medical College, Pune                                                  |
|     58 | Manipur         | Imphal West | Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal                              |
|     59 | (2)             | Imphal East | Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur             |
|     60 | Mizoram (1)     | Aizawl      | Zoram Medical College, Falkwan                                              |
|     61 | Nagaland (1)    | Kohima      | Naga Hospital Authority, Kohima                                             |
|     62 | Odisha (5)      | Cuttack     | S.C.B. Medical College& Hospital, Cuttack                                   |
|     63 | Odisha (5)      | Sambalpur   | V.S.S. Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Burla                      |
|     64 | Odisha (5)      | Ganjam      | M.K.C.G. Medical College, Berhampur                                         |
|     65 | Odisha (5)      | Balangir    | Bhima Bhoi Medical College &Hospital, Balangir                              |
|     66 |                 | Mayurbhanj  | Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College & Hospital, Baripada                 |
|     67 | Punjab (3)      | Amritsar    | Government Medical College, Amritsar                                        |
|     68 | Punjab (3)      | Patiala     | Government Medical College, Patiala                                         |
|     69 | Punjab (3)      | Faridkot    | Guru Gobind Singh Medical College &Hospital, Faridkot                       |
|     70 | Rajasthan (12)  | Jodhpur     | Dr. Sampurnanand Medical College, Jodhpur                                   |
|     71 | Rajasthan (12)  | Kota        | Government Medical College, Kota                                            |
|     72 | Rajasthan (12)  | Bikaner     | Sardar Patel Medical College and Associated Group of PBM Hospitals, Bikaner |
|     73 | Rajasthan (12)  | Ajmer       | JLN Medical College, Ajmer                                                  |

|   S.No | State/UT       | District           | Names of Medical Colleges approved for establishment of MRUs           |
|--------|----------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     74 |                | Jaipur             | SMS Medical College, Jaipur                                            |
|     75 |                | Udaipur            | R.N.T. Medical College, Udaipur                                        |
|     76 |                | Jaipur             | Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur                        |
|     77 |                | Dungarpur          | Government Medical College, Dungarpur                                  |
|     78 |                | Pali               | Government Medical College, Pali                                       |
|     79 |                | Jhalawar           | Government Medical College, Jhalawar                                   |
|     80 |                | Bharatpur          | Shree Jagannath Pahadia Government Medical College, Bharatpur          |
|     81 |                | Churu              | Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Government Medical College, Churu               |
|     82 | Tamil Nadu (9) | Chennai            | Madras Medical College, Chennai                                        |
|     83 | Tamil Nadu (9) | Tirunelveli        | Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli                               |
|     84 | Tamil Nadu (9) | Coimbatore         | Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore                                 |
|     85 | Tamil Nadu (9) | Chennai            | Dr. A.L.M. Post Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Taramani |
|     86 | Tamil Nadu (9) | Thanjavur          | Tanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur                                    |
|     87 | Tamil Nadu (9) | Salem              | Government Mohan Kumarmangalam Medical College, Salem                  |
|     88 | Tamil Nadu (9) | Theni              | Government Theni Medical College, Theni                                |
|     89 | Tamil Nadu (9) | Chengalpattu       | Chengalpattu Medical College, Chengalpattu                             |
|     90 | Telangana (7)  | Madurai            | Madurai Medical College, Madurai                                       |
|     91 |                | Hyderabad          | Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad                                     |
|     92 |                | Hyderabad          | Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad                                   |
|     93 |                | Hyderabad          | Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad                         |
|     94 |                | Mahbubnagar        | Government Medical College, Mahbubnagar                                |
|     95 |                | Yadadri Bhuvanagri | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibinagar, Telangana          |
|     96 |                | Siddipet           | Government Medical College, Siddipet                                   |
|     97 |                | Hanumakonda        | Kakatiya Medical College, Hanumakonda                                  |
|     98 | Tripura (1)    | West Tripura       | Agartala Government Medical College, Agartala                          |

|   S.No | State/UT           | District            | Names of Medical Colleges approved for establishment of MRUs                                                     |
|--------|--------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     99 | Uttar Pradesh (11) | Kanpur              | G.S.V.M Medical College, Kanpur                                                                                  |
|    100 | Uttar Pradesh (11) | Lucknow             | King George Medical University, Lucknow                                                                          |
|    101 | Uttar Pradesh (11) | Varanasi            | Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi                                                |
|    102 | Uttar Pradesh (11) | Etawah              | Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah                                                     |
|    103 | Uttar Pradesh (11) | Gautam Buddha Nagar | Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater NOIDA                                                          |
|    104 | Uttar Pradesh (11) | Raebareli           | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli                                                               |
|    105 | Uttar Pradesh (11) | Gorakhpur           | Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur                                                                       |
|    106 | Uttar Pradesh (11) | Gorakhpur           | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur                                                               |
|    107 | Uttar Pradesh (11) | Agra                | S.N. Medical College, Agra                                                                                       |
|    108 | Uttar Pradesh (11) | Kannuaj             | Government Medical College, Kannuaj                                                                              |
|    109 | Uttar Pradesh (11) | Prayagraj           | Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Prayagraj                                                                        |
|    110 | Uttarakhand (3)    | Nainital            | Government Medical College, Haldwani (Nainital)                                                                  |
|    111 | Uttarakhand (3)    | Pauri Garhwal       | Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Government Institute of Medical Science& Research Institute, Srinagar, Pauri Garhwal |
|    112 | Uttarakhand (3)    | Dehradun            | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh                                                               |
|    113 | West Bengal (5)    | Kolkata             | R.G. Kar Medical College &Hospital, Kolkata                                                                      |
|    114 | West Bengal (5)    | Kolkata             | Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata                                                                              |
|    115 | West Bengal (5)    | Kolkata             | Institute of Post Graduate Medical College Education & Research, Kolkata                                         |
|    116 | West Bengal (5)    | Kolkata             | Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata                                                             |
|    117 | West Bengal (5)    | Nadia               | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani, West Bengal                                                    |

|   S. No. | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                                     | Subject                                |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|        1 | To Find Causes of Hypersegmentation in Neutrophils Apart from Existing Causes.                                                                                          | Pathology                              |
|        2 | Screening and Management of Inherited Metabolic Disorders in the Newborn babies.                                                                                        | Paediatric, Biochemistry               |
|        3 | Clinical and immunopathological study of recalcitrant dermatophytosis                                                                                                   | Skin &VD, Pathology                    |
|        4 | To study the Autoantibody profile of Lean/Underweight diabetic subjects in Southern Rajasthan.                                                                          | Endocrinology, Biochemistry            |
|        5 | ER, PR And HER2/NEU Markers Study in Breast Cancer Immunohistochemistry Project.                                                                                        | Pathology                              |
|        6 | Molecular Profile of Carcinoma Breast in Southern Rajasthan and its Impact on metastasis, recurrence and quality of life.                                               | Preventive and Social Medicine         |
|        7 | Prevalence of substance abuse in anxiety and depression disorders on the basis of urine analysis                                                                        | Psychiatry                             |
|        8 | Biomarker Screening and prediction of preeclampsia by using soluble fms like tyrosine 1 to placental growth factor ration in pregnant women.                            | Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Biochemistry |
|        9 | Immunological study of Intralesinal therapy with MMR vaccine in cutaneous warts.                                                                                        | Skin &VD, Pathology                    |
|       10 | Assessment of serum interleukin-6 and ferritin to predict severity of COVID-19.                                                                                         | Biochemistry                           |
|       11 | Seroprevalence of Anti-SARS-CoV2 antibodies in healthcare workers.                                                                                                      | Biochemistry                           |
|       12 | Centre of Excellence for Sickle Cell Disease in Tribal belt of Rajasthan at RNT Medical College, Udaipur                                                                | Paediatrics, Biochemistry              |
|       13 | Screening for prevalence of hemoglobinopathies with identification of variants in associated genes in children living in tribal hostels of Udaipur district, Rajasthan. | Paediatrics, Biochemistry              |

|   14 | Delineating Osteopontin variants and their association with kidney stone disease.                                                                                                                                | Biochemistry, Urology   |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|   15 | To study prevalence of goiter and pattern of thyroid dysfunction in tribal pediatric population of Southern Rajasthan and to establish causative correlation between pediatric thyroid disorders and goitrogens. | Endocrinology           |
|   16 | Assessment of serum trace elements and fluoride level in patients with chronic kidney disease with unknown etiology                                                                                              | Medicine, Biochemistry  |
|   17 | Assessment of level of serum trace elements in cancer patients before and after chemotherapy, radiotherapy or both                                                                                               | Biochemistry, Oncology  |
|   19 | Prospective Study to assess the correlation of HER2 level with clinicopathological feature in colorectal cancer                                                                                                  | Oncology, Biochemistry  |
|   20 | Role of direct immunofluorescence in skin biopsy for confirmation of skin lesions.                                                                                                                               | Pathology, Skin &VD     |
|   21 | Determine prevalence of β-Thalassemia among Jain community in Udaipur district of Rajasthan.                                                                                                                     | Biochemistry, Medicine  |