DSIR-CRTDH on Affordable Healthcare at IIT Kharagpur becomes self-sustaining
On 5 September 2026, DSIR Secretary and CSIR Director General N. Kalaiselvi inaugurated the sustainable phase of the CRTDH on Affordable Healthcare at IIT Kharagpur.
Summary
The Common Research and Technology Development Hub (CRTDH) on Affordable Healthcare at IIT Kharagpur entered its sustainable phase on 5 September 2026, inaugurated by N. Kalaiselvi, Secretary of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) and Director General of CSIR. The hub was established in 2019 under DSIR's CRTDH Scheme and now meets its costs through user fees, industry sponsorships and translational partnerships. The hub has facilitated more than 20 technology transfers, and rural health workers trained there take low-cost diagnostic technologies to underserved communities.
Key facts
- Hub
- CRTDH on Affordable Healthcare, IIT Kharagpur (West Bengal)
- Established
- 2019, under DSIR's CRTDH Scheme
- Inaugurated by
- N. Kalaiselvi, Secretary DSIR & DG CSIR
- Record
- 20+ technology transfers
Practice MCQs 1 questions
The DSIR Common Research and Technology Development Hub (CRTDH) on Affordable Healthcare that entered its sustainable phase in September 2026 is located at which institution?
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Correct answer: C — IIT Kharagpur
The CRTDH on Affordable Healthcare, set up in 2019 under DSIR's CRTDH Scheme, is at IIT Kharagpur.