In presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Government of Assam inked two agreements with the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad, to forge collaboration in the field of forensic sciences, healthcare and diagnostics.
Assam Government’s Understanding With CDFD To Have Far Reaching Impact In Society
Principal Secretary (home and political) Niraj Verma on behalf of Assam government and Dr K Thangaraj on behalf of CDFD signed the agreement.
In this regard, the Chief Minister said that the state government’s understanding with the CDFD will have a far reaching impact in building a crime-free, secure and healthy society.
The Assam Government has initiated several steps to bolster forensic science infrastructure and thanked the CDFD for entering into an agreement. Referring to the campus of National Forensic Science University in North Guwahati, the Chief Minister said the campus will provide training and skill development to police, judiciary and forensic scientists.
The MoU on healthcare and diagnostic services will help in joint research programmes where faculty from both the Assam Government and CDFD can collaborate on projects based on mutual interests, Sarma added.