Lok Sabha Question No. 2142 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-29
Subject: Research Project by ICMR
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: ARJUNLAL MEENA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRE D  QUESTION NO. 2142 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH JULY, 2016

## RESEARCH PROJECT BY ICMR

## 2142. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

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

- (a) the details of research projects undertaken by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) along with the funds allocated/released and utilised therefor during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether t he ICMR has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) for joint exploration of forest reserves in order to find new compounds/products active against cancer,diabetes and other diseases; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the progress made in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE )

- (a) : The  details  of  funds  allocated/released  and  utilized  by  Indian  Council  of  Me Research during the last three years and the current year is as under:

## (Rs. In Crores)

| Year     |   Funds Allocated |   Funds released | Funds Utilized   |
|----------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
| 2013- 14 |            480    |           480.2  | 538.24*          |
| 2014- 15 |            505    |           486.74 | 527.50*          |
| 2015- 16 |            545.66 |           545.66 | 565.16*          |
| 2016- 17 |            610    |           102.85 | -                |

Projects undertaken by ICMR along with funds allocated is given in Annexure .

(b) : A  Memorandum  of  Understanding  was  signed  between  Indian  Council  of  Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in 2013 with the focus to lay foundation of cooperation and joint action for exploration of forest res ources for their  bioactive  principles  having  anticancer  and  anti - di betic  properties  and  preclinical development of these natural products as chemotherapeutic agents.

(c) : A  collaborative  project  on,  'Efficacy  of  Active  Phytoconstituents  from  Weeds  Viz ., Coccinia Indica and Achyranthes Aspera for hypoglycemic activity between Forest Research Institute (Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, Dehradun) and ICMR Institut National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) Hyderabad, has been developed.

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## Annexure

Research projects undertaken by Indian Council of Medical Research along with the funds allocated during the last three years and current year:

## Year wise no. of Sanctioned Projects

| Division                               |   2013- 14 |   2014- 15 |   2015- 16 |   2016- 17 |   Total |
|----------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|---------|
| Basic Medical Science                  |        203 |        235 |         38 |         39 |     515 |
| Bioinformatics                         |         40 |         37 |         20 |          0 |      97 |
| Reproductive & Child Health            |         76 |        127 |         23 |          3 |     229 |
| Epidemiology And Communicable Diseases |        204 |        125 |         62 |         10 |     401 |
| Health System Research                 |          2 |         10 |          3 |          2 |      17 |
| Non Communicable Diseases              |         90 |        157 |         23 |         29 |     299 |
| Nutrition                              |         52 |         10 |          4 |          2 |      68 |
| Social And Behavioral Research         |         23 |         16 |          7 |          0 |      46 |
| Grand Total                            |        690 |        717 |        180 |         85 |    1672 |