Lok Sabha Question No. 293 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-18
Subject: National Centre for Disease Control
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 29 3 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH DECEMBER 2015 NATIONAL CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL

## *293. SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

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

- (a) the number of existing branches of the National Centre for Disease Co (NCDC),  erstwhile  known  as  the  National  Institute  of  Communicable  Disease (NICD) in the country, State/UT - wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to strengthen the existing branches and up new branches of NCDC in various States/UTs;
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  financial  and  operational worked out and the locations identif ied for the purpose, State/UT - wise;
- (d) the details of the proposals received from the States/UTs in this regard action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government thereon; and
- (e)  the  other  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  re search  on newly emerging communicable diseases in the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA )

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 293* FOR 18 TH DECEMBER, 2015

- (a)National  Centre  for  Disease  Control  (NCDC)  is  based  in  Delhi  and  has, present, 8 branches as under:
- 1)Alwar (Rajasthan)
- 2)Bengaluru (Karnataka)
- 3)Coonoor (Tamil Nadu)
- 4)Jagdalpur (Chattisgarh)
- 5)Kozhikode (Kerala)
- 6)Patna (Bihar)
- 7)Rajahmundry (Andhra Pradesh)
- 8) Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
- (b) The  Standing  Finance  Committee  (SFC)  on  24.04.2015  has  approved  the proposal  for  'Establishment  of  30  branches  (including  8  existing  branches)  of NCDC in all States and one UT of India' for a total outlay of Rs.367.60 crore to be implemented  in  phased  mann er  as  per  availability  of  land  and  funds.  Whil establishing  the  branches,  priority  will  be  given  to  the  States  where  l response facilities to respond to outbreak/public health emergencies inadequate.
- (c) All State Governments through Director of Health Services of each State have been requested to provide approximate 2 - 3 acres of land free of cost for setting u of NCDC branch.
- (d) The following States have indicated that they will provide land to NCD under:
1. Maharashtra Pune
3. West Bengal -Kolkata
2. Mizoram -Aizawl
4. Nagaland -Kohima
5. KeralaThiruvananthapuram
6. TelanganaHyderabad
- (e)  The  Government  has  approved  National  Programmes  on  Prevention  & Control  of  Anti - M crobial  Resistance  (AMR),  Prevention &  Control  of Leptospirosis, National Rabies Control Programme, Strengthening of int -sectoral  coordination  for  Prevention  and  Control  of  Zoonotic  Disease Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Programme. The Department of Health Researc and  Indian  Council  of  M edical  Research  (ICMR)  are  also  implementing  a Programme for Establishment for Viral Research & Diagnostic Laboratories (VRDL). Research is also conducted through National Institute Epidemiology, Chennai and National Institute of Virology at Pune.