date:Sep 28, 2012
resources, including manpower.
Since it is a science-based process, an obvious drawback is the fact that there isn't enough laboratory infrastructure. There are 60 National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL)-accredited labs, and another 55 are being set up currently. By the end of the Twelfth Plan, there will be about 200 labs. In addition, there will be 70 intermediate labs, and 30 referral labs.
Among the proposed scientific panels, according to Mohanty, are