There are many unregistered ART
clinics in India, however, no data regarding unregistered In-Vitro
Fertilization (IVF) clinics is maintained by ICMR.
The Government of India had issued
National Guidelines for Accreditation, Supervision and Regulation of ART
Clinics developed by Indian Council Medial Research (ICMR) in 2005. So far
only 308 ART Clinics have been enrolled with ICMR. The State/ UT wise list of
enrolled ART clinics are given below:
LIST OF ASSISTED
REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY (ART) CLINICS ENROLLED WITH INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL
RESEARCH
|
S. No.
|
State/UTs*
|
Enrolled ART Clinics
in India
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
25
|
|
2
|
Assam
|
3
|
|
3
|
Bihar
|
0
|
|
4
|
Chandigarh*
|
3
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
4
|
|
6
|
Delhi*
|
39
|
|
7
|
Gujarat
|
17
|
|
8
|
Haryana
|
20
|
|
9
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
1
|
|
10
|
Karnataka
|
25
|
|
11
|
Kerala
|
8
|
|
12
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
6
|
|
13
|
Maharashtra
|
77
|
|
14
|
Odisha
|
2
|
|
15
|
Punjab
|
19
|
|
16
|
Rajasthan
|
6
|
|
17
|
Tamil Nadu
|
31
|
|
18
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
15
|
|
19
|
Uttrakhand
|
2
|
|
20
|
West Bengal
|
5
|
|
Total
|
308
|
(The
D/o Health Research has framed a comprehensive bill titled “The Assisted
Reproductive Technologies (Regulation) Bill” (ART Bill) which under final
stages of drafting in consultation with M/o Law and Justice.
The
Minister of State, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik stated this in
a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.
*****
MV/LK