Question
Download Solution PDFAs per the Union Budget of 2021-22, how many regional national institutes of virology will be set up?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe 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.
- Health and Wellbeing
- Physical & Financial Capital, and Infrastructure
- Inclusive Development for Aspirational India
- Reinvigorating Human Capital
- Innovation and R&D
- Minimum Government and Maximum Governance
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