- ICMR is a primary agency for the development, organization and encouragement of biomedical research in India.
- It is Govt-funded.
- India is one of the earliest scientific research organizations in the world, through the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
- Its headquarters is located in New Delhi, India.
- In 1911, the Indian government founded the IRFA (Indian Research Fund Association) with the particular purpose of promoting and coordinating clinical research in the country.
- A few significant changes were made in the IRFA organization and its operations since independence.
- The ICMR was established in 1949, significantly widening the scope of its activities.
Objective
- Translating work into practice to boost people’s health.
- The development, management and distribution of information.
- To concentrate on work on health problems among vulnerable and deprived parts of the community.
- Adopting and promoting the use of modern biology tools to tackle country health issues.
- Promote creativity in diagnostics, care, vaccinations and other disease prevention methods.