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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
25-July-2014 15:28 IST
Funds for Medical Research

 

The details of the funds earmarked, allocated and spent under plan scheme by ICMR/DHR during last 3 years and current year is given below:

(Figures in Rs. Crore)

Year

                      ICMR

                      DHR

                    Total

 

BE

RE

Actual Exp

BE

RE

Actual  Exp

BE

RE

Actual Exp

 

2011-12

 

 

500.00

 

543.00

 

543.00

 

    ----

 

    ----

 

  ----

 

500.00

 

543.00

 

543.00

 

2012-13

 

 

518.00

 

460.14

 

549.14*

 

142.00

 

24.00

 

0.17

 

660.00

 

484.14

 

549.31

 

2013-14

 

 

531.00

 

480.20

 

538.24#

 

195.00

 

95.00

 

89.42

 

726.00

 

575.20

 

627.66

 

2014-15

 

 

531.00

 

   ----

 

130.03+

 

195.00

 

   ----

 

 

726.00

 

   ----

 

 

*The excess expenditure of Rs.89.00 Cr. met out of unspent balance of grants carried over and Misc. Receipts of ICMR.

# The excess expenditure of Rs.58.04 Cr. met out of unspent balance of grants carried over and Misc. Receipts of ICMR; +Expenditure up to 30th June, 2014.

Department of Health Research (DHR) allocated funds to project under different States for following new Schemes during 2013-14.

    (i)  Allocated funds of Rs. 36.25 crores for establishing of 29 Multidisciplinary Research Units (MRU) in 20 States/UT.  

    (ii)  Allocated funds of Rs. 12.40 Crores for establishing Model Rural Health Scheme Units (MRHRU) in 8 States/UT.  

    (iii)  The DHR allocated a budget of Rs. 34 crores for establishing 2 Regional Viral Diagnostic Labs (VDL), 4 State-level Labs, and 8 Medical College Level Labs in 12 States & UT.  

    (iv)  ICMR supported around 2300 new research projects during above said period with a budget of Rs. 29.77 crores in medical colleges, universities and other S&T agencies under various States.  The projects are at implementation stage.

No State/UT-wise allocation of funds is earmarked under the schemes. Funds are released to the medical Colleges/institutions as per provisions of respective schemes.

The details of projects sanctioned to States under the schemes of DHR during 2013-14 are given below:

List of Government medical colleges sanctioned the establishment of Multi-Disciplinary Research Units (MRUs) in the Government Medical Colleges/Institutions during 2013-14

S.No.

State

Name of the medical college

1.

Andhra Pradesh

 

(1)  Siddhartha Medical College, Vijaywada

(2)  Osmania Medical College , Hyderabad 

(3)  SV Medical College, Tirupati

2.

Assam

Silcher Medical College and Hospital, Silcher

 

 

 

3.

Chhattisgarh

 

Pandit JNM Medical College, Raipur

 

4.

Gujarat

 

M.P.Shah Medical College, Jamnagar

5.

Haryana

 

 

Pandit B.D. Sharma PGIMES , Rohtak

 

6.

Himachal Pradesh

 

Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla

 

7.

Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar

 

(1)  Govt. Medical College, Jammu,

(2)  Govt. Medical College, Srinagar

 

8.

Jharkhand

 

MGM Medical College, Jamshedpur

 

9.

Karnataka

 

(1)  Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, Mysore

(2)  ShimogaInstt. Of Medical Sciences, Shimoga

10.

Kerala

 

(1)  Medical College Thiruvananthapuram

(2)  Calicut Medical College, Calicut, Kerala

11.

Manipur

 

Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal

12.

Punjab

 

Government Medical College, Amritsar

 

13.

Rajasthan

 

(1)  Dr. S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur

(2)  Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner.

 

14.

Tamil Nadu

 

(1)  Madras Medical College,Chennai

(2)  Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli

(3)  Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore

(4)  Dr.ALM Post Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Taramani

15.

Tripura

 

Agartala Govt. Medical College, Agartala

16.

Uttarakhand

Govt. Medical College, Haldwani (Nainital)

17.

West Bengal

R.G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata

 

 

 

18.

Chandigarh

Government Medical College, Chandigarh

19.

Delhi (NCT

(1)  University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi

(2)  VallabhBhai Patel Chest Institute, Delhi

 

Total

Total: 29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: Each Medical College has been released first installment of Rs.1.25 crores during the year 2013-14.

List of Model Rural Health Research Units sanctioned in the States during the year 2013-14 is given below:

 

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

 

Note: First installment of Rs.1.50 crores has been released to ICMR for establishment of each MRHRU. These will be run as departmental units of the Department of Health Research.

 

List of Viral Diagnostic Labs (VDLs) sanctioned during 2013-14 and funds transferred through the ICMRunder the scheme of ‘Establishment of Network of Laboratories for Managing Epidemics and Natural Calamites’.

 

S.No

Name of the Institute/Medical College

Funds transferred by the ICMR.

I.

REGIONAL LABS

 

1

PGIMER, Chandigarh

Rs. 6,31,00,000

2

Regional Medical Research Center, Dibrugarh

Rs. 6,31,00,000

II.

STATE LEVEL LABS

 

1

Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla

Rs. 2,47,25,000

2

Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar

Rs. 2,47,50,000

3

B.J.Medical College, Ahmedabad-380016

Rs. 2,47,25,000

4

NEIGRIHMS, Shillong

Rs. 2,97,00,000

III.

MEDICAL COLLEGE LEVEL LABS

 

1

Govt. Medical College, Jammu

Rs. 1,30,50,000

2

Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad

Rs. 1,30,48,950

3

Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak

Rs. 1,30,00,000

4

Govt. Medical college, Amritsar

Rs. 1,30,00,000

5.

Patna Medical College, Patna

Rs. 1,30,00,000

6.

M.P. Shah Medical College, Jamnagar

Rs. 1,24,00,000

 

No funds have been released till date during the current financial years.

The measures taken by DHR/ICMR to promote medical research in the country are as follows:-

Major initiatives:

Apart from looking after the work of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Department of Health Research (DHR) has formulated and implemented following major Schemes to enhance and promote medical research in the country:

·        Multi-Disciplinary Research Units (MRUs) in Government Medical Colleges to strengthen health infrastructure and promote research mainly in the area of non-communicable diseases with an approved project cost of Rs. 503.83 crores. Total 80 such units have been approved to be established in State Government Medical Colleges. MRUs have been sanctioned and work initiated for setting up such units in 29 Medical Colleges.

·        Model Rural Health Research Units in the States (MRHRUs) for taking technology from lab to field with an approved project cost of Rs. 67.66 crores. Total 15 such Units will be established. MRHRUs have been sanctioned and work initiated for setting up such units in 8 states during the year.

·        Scheme for establishment of Network of Laboratories for Managing Epidemics & Natural Calamities for enhancing research and capabilities in the area of virology and address issues related to outbreaks/epidemics and natural calamities has been sanctioned & rolled out with an approved project cost of Rs. 646.00 crores. Total 10 Regional, 20 State level and 130 Medical college level labs are to be established during XIIth plan across the length and breadth of the country. Sanction released and work initiated for 2 Regional, 4 State Level and 8 Medical College level labs.

·        Grant-in-Aid for Inter-sectoral Convergence & Coordination for Promotion & Guidance on Health Research with an approved project cost of Rs. 1242.00 crores. The scheme has been rolled out in March, 2014 with sanction of 43 projects.

·        Scheme on ‘Human Resource Development for Health Research with an approved project cost of Rs. 597.00 crores. The Scheme has been rolled out in March, 2014 with sanction of 19 fellowships and support to 3 Institutes.

·        Setting up of advanced centres for research in the area of basic medical sciences, chronic non-communicable diseases, communicable diseases, nutrition, mother and child health and new institutes/centres/field units for research on ageing, health economic & policy research, climate change and vector borne diseases during the XII Plan.

The funds earmarked/allocated for the purpose for 12th five year plan are given below:

The approved outlay for the 12th Plan is Rs.10, 029crores. Out of the approved allocation of Rs.10029 crores, an allocation of Rs.5259 crores has been earmarked for the schemes/programmes of Department of Health Research and Rs.4770 crores for the various activities/programmes of ICMR. The scheme-wise allocations vis-à-vis approved projects costs, are as follows:

 

S.No.

Schemes

Allocation (2012-17) Rs. in crores

Approved Project Cost as per EFC/CCEA

1.

HRD scheme of DHR

812.00

597.00

2.

MRU in State Medical Colleges

1118.00

503.83

3.

MRHRU in the States

246.00

67.66

4.

Establishment of a Network of Laboratories for Managing Epidemics and Natural Calamities

1084.00

646.00

5.

Grant-in-Aid scheme of DHR

1953.00

1242.00

6.

Grant-in-Aid to ICMR

4770.00

4770.00

7.

Governance and departmental expenses

46.00

46.00

 

Total

10029.00

7872.49

 

The Health Minister stated this in a written reply in the LokSabha here today.

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