Central budget allocation for research — 2008-2009

Center/Activity	Budget allocation (in crores)
ICMR	356 (How much for mental health research?)
Promotion, coordination and development of basic, applied, and clinical research	50
Inter-sectorial coordination in medical, biomedical, and health research	19
Advanced training in research in medicine and health	5.5
International cooperation in medical and health research	10
Matters relating to epidemics, natural calamities, and development of tools to prevent outbreaks	5
Matters relating to scientific societies and associations, charitable and religious endowments in medicine, and health research areas	2
Other health research schemes	1
Provision for projects/schemes of North, Eastern Areas, and Sikkim	40

Hospitals and dispensaries have separate allocation for development plans