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Centre for Genetics and Health in Rishikesh

Bharatiya Janata Party · Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Election 2022

Last updated 4 Jul 2026

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Original manifesto wording

“Establish a Centre for Genetics and Health in Rishikesh for diagnosis, prevention and treatment of genetic disorders, becoming a hub for prenatal genetic screening in the state.”

From the Bharatiya Janata Party manifestoView Manifestop.26

Our Assessment

AIIMS Rishikesh lists prenatal genetic investigations and a Medical Genetics Division under Pediatrics, and its Biochemistry department describes newborn and prenatal screening lab activity. That partly matches the diagnostic and prenatal-screening intent. But I did not verify a newly established state Centre for Genetics and Health in Rishikesh after the 2022 manifesto. This is partial, not fulfilled. Budget status: no centre-specific allocation found.

Promise Timeline

1 Jan 2025

AIIMS Rishikesh listed prenatal genetic tests and Medical Genetics-related services, but no separate state Centre for Genetics and Health was verified.

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9 Feb 2022

BJP manifesto promised a Centre for Genetics and Health in Rishikesh.

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