Question

India: A Disease Free Nation

Answer 1

Disease Control

National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)(previously known as National Institute of Communicable Diseases) is an institute under the Indian Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. It was established in July 1963 for research in epidemiology and control of communicable diseases and to reorganize the activities of the Malaria Institute of India(MII).[1] Currently it has eight branches at Alwar, Bangalore, Trivandrum, Calicut, Coonoor, Jagdalpur, Patna, Rajahmundry and Varanasi to advise the respective state governments on public health.[2] The headquarters are in Sham Nath Marg in New Delhi.

National Centre for Disease ControlAgency overviewFormed1909Preceding agencies

National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) (1963-2008)Central Malaria Bureau (1909 - 1963)

Superseding agency

none

JurisdictionIndiaHeadquartersNew DelhiMinister responsible

Jagat Prakash Nadda, Minister of Health and Family Welfare

Agency executive

Dr Sujeet Kumar Singh (2018-incumbent), Director

Parent agencyMinistry of Health and Family WelfareWebsitewww.nicd.nic.in