(a) whether the Government propose to allow the use of Lindane in preventing malaria;
(b) if so, the time by when; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
(a) whether the Government propose to allow the use of Lindane in preventing malaria;
(b) if so, the time by when; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI A. RAJA)
(a) to((c) Use of Lindane for Malaria Control can be considered only after receipt of the report of the multi-centric study being taken up by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on the recommendation of the Technical Advisory Committee on Malaria.