Lok Sabha Question No. 2442 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-11
Subject: Medical Research Centres
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: C.S. PUTTARAJU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RESEARCH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2442 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH MARCH, 2016

## MEDICAL RESEARCH CEN TRES

## 2442. SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:

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

- (a) whether Government proposes to promote and set up new medical research centres in the
- country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise; and
- (c) the time by which these medical rese rch centres are likely to be set up?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK )

- (a) to (c): Yes.  The  Department  of  Health  Research  (DHR)  has  sanctioned  11  Multi -disciplinary Research Units (MRUs) and 13 Viral Diagnostic & Research Laboratories (VDRLs) in different States of the country during the year 2015 - 16.  Details are given in the Annexure .

A  National  Centre,  National  Animal  Resource  Facility  for  bio  medical  research Hyderabad, has also been a pproved during the current year.

## VRDLs:

| Madhya Pradesh   | 1. M.G.M Medical college, Indore, Madhya Pradesh - Medical College Level             |
|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Madhya Pradesh   | 2. Gaja Raja Medical College, Gwalior - Medical College Level                        |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 3. Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - State Level   |
| West Bengal      | 4. Murshidabad Medical College & Hospital, Berhampore -Medical College Level         |
| West Bengal      | 5. Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan -Medical College Level                           |
| West Bengal      | 6. North Bengal Medical college, Darjeeling -Medical College Level                   |
| West Bengal      | 7. Midnapore Medical College & Hospital, Midinipur -Medical College Level            |
| West Bengal      | 8. Malda Medical College & Hospital, Malda -Medical College Level                    |
| Jharkhand        | 9. MGM Medical College, Jamshedpur- Medical College Level                            |
| Jharkhand        | 10. RIMS, Ranchi- Medical College Level Lab                                          |
| Assam            | 11. Tezpur Medical College & Hospital, Tezpur- Medical College Level                 |
| Assam            | 12. Jorhat Medical College & Hospital, Jorhat - Medical College Level                |
| Assam            | 13. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College & Hospital, Barpeta - Medical College Level |

## MRUs:

| Uttarakhand    | 1. Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Govt Medical Science & Research Institute, Shrinagar   |
|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Uttar Pradesh  | 2. King George Medical University, Lucknow                                            |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 3. Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Banaras                   |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 4. Rural Institute of MedicalSciences & Research, Safai, Etwah                        |
| Madhya Pradesh | 5. S.S. Medical College, Rewa                                                         |
| Madhya Pradesh | 6. M.G.M. Medical College, Indore                                                     |
| Assam          | 7. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College, Barpeta, Assam                               |
| Odisha         | 8. M.K.C.G. Medical College, Berhampur                                                |
| West Bengal    | 9. Medical College & Hospital , Kolkata                                               |
| West Bengal    | 10. Institute of Post Graduate Medical College Education & Research , Kolkata         |
| West Bengal    | 11. Nil Ratan Sirkar Medical College, Kolkata                                         |

## ANNEXURE