As per the Union Budget of 2021-22, how many regional national institutes of virology will be set up?

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  1. Six
  2. Two
  3. Three
  4. Four

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Option 4 : Four
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The correct answer is Four.

Key Points

  • Union Budget of 2021-22 was the first-ever digital Union Budget.
  • It was presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
  • As per the Union Budget of 2021-22, The central government has announced the setting up of four regional institutes of virology.
    • Regional NIV will help in efficiently countering the threats of viral pandemics/epidemics in the future.
  • Apart from the new virology institutes the budget proposals also include the setting up of a regional research platform for the WHO South-East Asia region.
  • It also established the National Institute of One Health (NIO) at Nagpur for research in ‘One Health’.
  • The Union Budget 2021 allocated Rs 2,663 crore for Health Research for the upcoming fiscal year 2021-22.

Additional Information

  • The Budget proposals for 2021-22 rest on 6 pillars.
    1. Health and Wellbeing
    2. Physical & Financial Capital, and Infrastructure
    3. Inclusive Development for Aspirational India
    4. Reinvigorating Human Capital
    5. Innovation and R&D
    6. Minimum Government and Maximum Governance
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