New Delhi, Dec 13, 2014: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) with a network of 32 institutes works in the field of Medical Research in communicable and non-communicable diseases throughout the country. The Department of Health Research has also launched five schemes to promote health research in the country, namely:-
(1) Establishment of Multidisciplinary Research Units (MRUs) in Govt. Medical Colleges/Institutions.
(2) Establishment of Model rural Health Research Units (MRHRU) in the States.
(3) Establishment of Network of Research Laboratories for Managing Epidemics and Natural Calamities.
(4) Scheme on Human Resource Development for Health Research.
(5) “Grant-in-aid Scheme for Inter-Sectoral Convergence & Coordination for Promotion and Guidance on Health Research.
States/UT wise-details of research units sanctioned under Schemes are given below:
List of Multi-Disciplinary Research Units (MRUs) sanctioned in the Government Medical Colleges/Institutions
| S. No. | State/ UTs | Name of the medical college / institution |
| 1. | Andhra Pradesh | Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada SV Medical College, Tirupati |
| 2. | Telangana | Medical College , Hyderabad |
| 3. | Assam | Silcher Medical College and Hospital, Silcher |
| 4, | Chhattisgarh | Pandit JNM Medical College, Raipur |
| 5, | Gujarat | M. P. Shah Medical College, Jamnagar Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education & Research(SMIMER), Surat |
| 6. | Haryana | Pandit B.D. Sharma PGIMES, Rohtak |
| 7. | Goa | Goa Medical College, Goa |
| 8. | Himachal Pradesh | Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla |
| 9. | Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar | Govt. Medical College, Jammu, Govt. Medical College, Srinagar |
| 10. | Jharkhand | MGM Medical College, Jamshedpur |
| 11. | Karnataka | Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, Mysore Shimoga Institute Of Medical Sciences, Shimoga Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli |
| 12. | Kerala | Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram Calicut Medical College, Calicut, Kerala |
| 13. | Manipur | Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal |
| 14. | Maharashtra: | Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M Hospital, Mumbai |
| 15. | Madhya Pradesh | S.S. Medical College, Rewa, M.P. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur M.G.M. Medical College, Indore, MP |
| 16. | Odisha | VSS Medical College, Burla, Sambalpur, Orissa S.C.B. Medical College, Cuttack |
| 17. | Punjab | Government Medical College, Amritsar Govt. Medical College, Patiala Guru Gobind Singh Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab |
| 18. | Rajasthan | Dr. S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur ,Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner. |
| 19. | Tamil Nadu | Madras Medical College, Chennai , Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore Dr. ALM Post Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Taramani Chengalpattu Medical College, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu |
| 20. | Tripura | Agartala Govt. Medical College, Agartala |
| 21. | Uttarakhand | Govt. Medical College, Haldwani (Nainital) |
| 22. | West Bengal | R.G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata |
| 23. | Chandigarh | Government Medical College, Chandigarh |
| 24. | Delhi (NCT) | University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi , Vallabh Bhai Patel Chest Institute, Delhi |
| Total | Total: 41 | |
List of Model Rural Health Research Units sanctioned in the states
| S.No. | State | Location of MRHRU | ICMR mentor Institute/Centre | Linked Medical College |
| 1 | Assam | PHC Chabua | RMRC, Dibrugarh | Assam Medical College & Hospital, Dibrugarh |
| 2. | Himachal Pradesh | CHC, Haroli | NJIL&OMD, Agra | Dr RPG Medical college, Tanda |
| 3. | Rajasthan | Bhanpur Kala, Government Health Clinic, Jaipur | DMRC, Jodhpur | SMS Medical College, Jaipur |
| 4. | Tamil Nadu | State Rural Health Centre at Tirunelveli | NIE, Chennai | Tirunelveli Medical College |
| 5. | Tripura | Kherengbar Hospital Khumulwung | RMRC, Dibrugarh | Agartala Government Medical College |
| 6. | Karnataka | PHC, Sirwar, ManviTaluk, Raichur | RMRC, Belgaum | Raichur Institute of Medical Sciences, Raichur. |
| 7. | Punjab | CHC Bhunga (Hoshiarpur) | NIOP,New Delhi | Govt. Medical College, Amritsar |
| 8. | Maharashtra | Sub District hospital (SDH), Dahanu (Thane) | NIRRH, Mumbai | Grant’s Medical College and JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai |
| 9. | Andhra Pradesh | Old RHTC Premises, Chandragiri (Dist. Chittoor) | NIN Hyderabad | S.V. Medical College, Tirupati |
| 10. | Odisha | Block, CHC, Tigiria | RMRC Bhubaneswar | S.C.B. Medical College, Cuttack |
| 11. | Madhya Pradesh | Datia | RMRCT, Jabalpur | G.R. Medical College, Gwalior |
| 12. | Chhattisgarh | PHC, Lakharam Block (Bilaspur) | RMRCT, Jabalpur | Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur |
List of Viral Diagnostic Research Labs sanctioned in the states/UTs
| S.No. | State/ UTs | Name of the medical college / institution |
| I. | REGIONAL LABS | |
| 1 | Chandigarh | PGIMER, Chandigarh |
| 2 | Assam | Regional Medical Research Center, Dibrugarh |
| 3 | Madhya Pradesh | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal |
| 4 | West Bengal | National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata |
| II. | STATE LEVEL LABS | |
| 1 | Himachal Pradesh | Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla |
| 2 | Jammu & Kashmir | Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar |
| 3 | Gujarat | B.J.Medical College, Ahmedabad |
| 4 | Meghalaya | North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong |
| 5 | Karnataka | Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute |
| 6 | Assam | Guwahati Medical College, Assam |
| III. | MEDICAL COLLEGE LEVEL LABS | |
| 1 | Jammu & Kashmir | Govt. Medical College, Jammu |
| 2 | Telengana | Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad |
| 3 | Haryana | Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak |
| 4 | Punjab | Govt. Medical college, Amritsar |
| 5. | Bihar | Patna Medical College, Patna |
| 6. | Gujarat | M.P. Shah Medical College, Jamnagar |
| 7. | Andhra Pradesh | S V Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati |
| 8. | Andhra Pradesh | Siddharth Medical College, Vijayawada |
| 9. | Odisha | Late Shri B K Memorial Govt Medical College, Jagdalpur |
| 10. | Himachal Pradesh | Dr Rajendra Prasad Govt Medical College, Tanda |
| 11. | Karnataka | Mysore Medical College & Research Institute, Mysore |
| 12. | Punjab | Govt. Medical College, Patiala |
| 13. | Tamil Nadu | Madurai Medical College, Madurai |
| 14. | Tamil Nadu | Govt Medical College, Theni |
As per available information, the Department of Health Research does not grant permission for carrying out medical research by foreign pharmaceutical companies.
The MoS, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.CCI Newswire
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