The Central Government has approved the establishment of a new Vaccine Testing Laboratory in Hyderabad. The announcement was made by the Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy. Mr Reddy said on Twitter that funds for this laboratory have been allocated from the PM Cares Fund. He said that this laboratory will be set up at the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad. It will work under the Department of Biotechnology.
Expressing gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for sanctioning funds for the laboratory, Mr. Reddy described it as a major step towards the development of the pharmacy sector in Hyderabad. This laboratory was being demanded in the state for a long time. State Information Technology Minister K Tarak Rama Rao had requested several times to set up this testing laboratory.
