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A National Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) surveillance network (NARS-Net) is in place in the country. The list of labs included under the National Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) surveillance network (NARS-Net) is at Annexure I.
AMR-surveillance of 9 priority pathogens isolated from the identified clinical samples for the defined drug-bug combinations is carried out through NARS-Net, as per the mandate of program Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). The details of AMR drugs may be seen at the annual reports of the analysed AMR surveillance data from year 2017 to 2023 at: https://ncdc.mohfw.gov.in/reports/.
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) undertook a study/survey in collaboration with AMR surveillance partner on knowledge and awareness.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India launched Red Line awareness campaign on Antimicrobials Resistance, urging people not to use medicines marked with a red vertical line, including antibiotics, without a doctor’s prescription.
Antibiotics are included in Schedule H and H1 of the Drugs Rules, 1945. These drugs have specific caution labelling requirements and are sold only under the prescription of a Registered Medical Practitioner.
Government has issued National Treatment guidelines for judicious use of antibiotics. The Guidelines on Infection Prevention and Control aims at prevention and control of healthcare associated infections to reduce the use of antibiotics in healthcare settings that can be accessed at https://ncdc.mohfw.gov.in/antimicrobial-resistance-amr-containment/.
To raise awareness about AMR and to prevent misuse of antibiotics, awareness generation materials on AMR includes posters, videos, radio jingles on judicious use of antibiotics and on prevention of infections through hand hygiene have been made available for stakeholders. The media material in 12 local languages have been developed on AMR related information and shared with States & UTs.
National Programme on AMR Containment conducts activities to raise awareness on AMR among health care workers and community during World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW) held every year. The fund allocated for year 2021-22, 2022-23 & 2023-24 Rs. 666.89 lakhs, Rs. 777.81 lakhs and Rs. 919 lakhs respectively.
The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Prataprao Jadhav stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha yesterday.
Annexure-I
| S.No. | AMR Network sites |
| 1 | Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC), Delhi |
| 2 | Vardhman Mahavir Medical College (VMMC), Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi |
| 3 | Mysore Medical College & Research Institute (MMCRI), Mysuru, Karnataka |
| 4 | Government Medical College & Hospital (GMCH), Chandigarh |
| 5 | B.J. Medical College (BJMC), Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
| 6 | B.J. Medical College (BJMC), Pune, Maharashtra |
| 7 | SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan |
| 8 | GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| 9 | Gauhati Medical College & Hospital (GMC), Assam |
| 10 | KAPV Government Medical College, Trichy, Tamil Nadu |
| 11 | NEIGRIHMS, Shillong, Meghalaya |
| 12 | Government Medical College (GMC), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |
| 13 | M.G.M Medical College & Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh |
| 14 | IGMC, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh |
| 15 | Govt. Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra |
| 16 | Osmania Medical College (OMC), Osmania, Hyderabad, Telangana |
| 17 | Govt. Medical College, Jammu |
| 18 | Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC) Agartala, Tripura |
| 19 | SCB Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha |
| 20 | Guntur Medical College (GMC), Guntur, Andhra Pradesh |
| 21 | Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru memorial Medical College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh |
| 22 | RIMS Ranchi, Jharkhand |
| 23 | Pt. B D Sharma, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana |
| 24 | Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS), Patna, Bihar |
| 25 | Govt. Medical College, Haldwani, Uttarakhand |
| 26 | Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh |
| 27 | LLRM Govt. Medical College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh |
| 28 | GMERS Medical College, Valsad, Gujarat |
| 29 | School of Tropical Medicines (STM), Kolkata, West Bengal |
| 30 | Coimbatore Medical College & Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu |
| 31 | Sardar Patel Medical College (SPMC), Bikaner, Rajasthan |
| 32 | Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC), Delhi |
| 33 | Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) Hubballi, Karnataka |
| 34 | Indira Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute (IGMC & RI), Puducherry |
| 35 | NAMO MERI, Silvassa, Dadar and Nagar Haveli |
| 36 | Goa Medical College, Bambolim, Goa |
| 37 | STNM Hospital, Gangtok, Sikkim |
| 38 | Zoram Medical College, Aizawl, Mizoram |
| 39 | GMC Patiala, Punjab |
| 40 | Andaman & Nicobar Institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair |
| 41 | Toma Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Naharlugan, Arunachal Pradesh |
| 42 | Jawahar Lal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS), Manipur |
| 43 | Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh |
| 44 | RNT Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan |
| 45 | Andhra Medical College, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh |
| 46 | Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Ballari, Karnataka |
| 47 | Pt. Raghunath Murmu Medical College & Hospital, Baripada, Odisha |
| 48 | Burdwan Medical College & Hospital, Burdwan, West Bengal |
| 49 | Govt. Medical College, Karan Nagar, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir |
| 50 | Grant Govt Medical College & Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 51 | Govt. Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala |
| 52 | Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka |
| 53 | Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| 54 | S.V. Medical College Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh |
| 55 | Gajra Raja Medical College Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh |
| 56 | Jorhat Medical College and Hospital, Jorhat, Assam |
| 57 | University College of Medical Sciences & GTB Hospital, Delhi |
| 58 | Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay Medical College, Rajkot Gujarat |
| 59 | Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh |
| 60 | Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal, Telangana |
