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15. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER),

Puducherry – JIPMER, Puducherry also coordinates with the State Government of

Tamil Nadu.
16. Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST),

Trivandrum: SCTIMST, Trivandrum coordinates with the State Government of

Kerala.

Technical Partners:

The following 10 institutes have been identified so far as Technical Partners of HTAIn

in different parts of the country and processes is underway to identify more technical

partners due to influx of large number of study topics from State and Central

Governments:
1. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.

2. National Institute of Medical Statistics (NIMS), New Delhi

3. National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC), New Delhi
4. Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), New Delhi

5. Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), New Delhi

6. Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR), Jaipur
7. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai

8. National AIDS Research Institute (NARI), Pune

9. Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH), Bhubaneswar

10. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai

1.4. Overview of Functioning
The User Department gives a topic for assessment to the HTAIn Secretariat that

are prioritized by the Secretariat and allocated to the suitable Technical Partners/

Resource Centers for them to come up with a study proposal and present it to the TAC.

Once approved by TAC the TP/RRHs may conduct the HTA and after the completion

the outcome reports is again presented to the TAC again and after approval by TAC
the report along with the policy recommendations are forwarded to the Board for final

approval. After the Board’s approval, the Outcome Report along with Policy

Recommendations is handed over to the User Department for its implementation and

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