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DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF HEALTH SERVICES

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Government of India

CRI,Kasuali

Central Research Institute was established on 3rd May, 1905 as Pasteur Institute for North India. It is a subordinate office of Directorate general of Health Services, under the Ministry of Health & F.W. of India. Since its inception the institute has developed into a premier institute in research and production of a number immunobiologicals.

Estate & Physical Infrastructure:

Land Area: Estate of CRI Kasauli consists of 67 Acres of land in four pieces situated within a radius of 1.5. Kms. The reference areas are: (i) Manufacturing wing, (ii) R&D wing, (iii) Drum-bar Estate and (iv) Belvedere Estate. CRI Kasauli has residential accommodation that houses about350 employees. The institute has a huge complex which divided in seven sub-sections i.e. Establishment, Academic, Auxiliary Facilities, Production Division, Quality Control Division, Animal House and Research & Surveillance Division.

Mandate

Central Research Institute is engaged in

  • Large scale production of Bacterial and Viral Vaccines & Sera.
  • Research and Development in the field of immunology and vaccinology.
  • Teaching and training.
  • Quality Control of vaccine and sera

Staff Strength:

  • Total sanctioned staff strength -725
  • Staff in-position -460
  • Vacant positions -183
  • Lapsed posts -82

 Budget Performance:

Budget performance (2015-16):

  • BE allocated is Rs. 5400.00 lakh
  • RE propose (2015-16) is Rs. 5376.13 Lakh
  • FE (2015-16) is Rs. 4220.27 Lakh
  • Budget utilization as on 31.3.2016 is Rs. 3890.83 lakh
  • BE(2016-17) Proposed is Rs. 7102.81 lakh

Technical Performance (2015-16):

Production and supplies of vaccine

  • Manufacturing in existing facilities has been started
  • Production in respect of DPT and TT is 41.16 lakh (16.14%) and 69.33% respectively.
  • Supply against demand in respect of DPT and TT is 69.33% and 33.66% respectively.

Details of Batches started, quantity manufactured, and demand received and quantity released is given in table 3.

Table No. 3

Production, demand and supply of the vaccine and anti-sera:

(Quantity in lakh of doses)

S. No Vaccines & antisera Installed Capacity Production % Produced Demand Supplies % Supplied
1 DPT 255 41.16 16.14% 75.00 52.00 69.33%
2 DT 200 0        
3 TT 300 35.19 11.735 101.71 34.71 33.66
4.1 YFV (CRIK) 0.35   0.00      
4.2 YFV (IMPORT)   0.93   0.52 0.41 78.73%
5 ARS 2.5 0.22 8.96% 0.53 0.18 34.66
6 ASVS 3.00 0.015 5.06% 0.069 0.014 20.59%
7 DATS 0.80 0.051 6.4% 0.081 0.042 51.92%
8 NHS 0.004 0 0.00 0.0025 0.0001 4.44%
9 DR 2.75 0.14 5.06% 0.27 0.12 45.07%

Surveillance activities

Samples received for;

  • Salmonella & E.coli -NIL
  • Rabies Research -NIL
  • Influenza Surveillance -105
  • Polio surveillance -4094

 Research & Development

  • Number of projects in the beginning -Nil
  • Number new projects started -05
  • Number of projects Completed -Nil
  • Number of projects continuing at end -05

Medical care facilities provided;

  • OPD care -7194
  • Indoor Admissions -123
  • Lab Investigations -6366
  • Physiotherapy -617
  • Referral -37
  • YF Vaccination -2222
  • Medical Check up -282
  • Dog-bite cases -1034
  • ECG -319
  • Nebulization -231
  • Others -5209

Animal House

  • Equines -68
  • Sheep -14
  • Guiea Pigs -580
  • Mice -5250

Academic Activities

  • PG Courses -11
  • Project Work -03
  • Practical Training -34

Last Updated On 29/06/2016