The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved COVID-19 testing by other organizations such as Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Department of Science & Technology (DST), Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
The ICMR will however not provide kits to these organizations. The laboratory test should be only offered when the sample is referred by the State health officials or State Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme.
