Persistance of many vector borne diseases with occurrence of outbreaks pose a formidable challenge to the National control programmes in India. Though, many factors have been realized to be resposible for the operational setbacks, the problem of insecticide resistance in vectors has created more concern and repercussion than any other problem as it is a major constraint facing field operations. The precipitating problem of resistance, particularly in malaria vectors, to the conventional insecticides has emphsized the need to look for strategies, which could counteract or manage this problem. In this situation, detection and monitoring of insecticide resistance in the vectors at an early stage has become crucial so that the resistant management can be introduced in appropriate time for rationalizing the field operation to control the vector borne diseases.

With this view, the Indian Council of Medical Research has establised a Cell towards "Monitoring of insecticide resistance in vectors and developing resistance management control strategies" at the Vecotr Control Research Centre (VCRC), Pondicherry as per the recommendations of the Scientific Advisory Committte 1999.

Objectives of the Cell