The ICMR has proposed a revised version of the National Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL).
It will enumerate the minimum number of tests that should be available at various levels of healthcare facilities in the country.
According to the revised draft, nine types of diagnostic tests, including those for diabetes, Malaria, TB, HIV and syphilis should be made available at the health centres in village-level health facilities.
The ICMR has released the first NEDL in 2019 to make diagnostics an essential component of the health care system.