During seventies, following scientific debate, strong feeling was generated in developed Countries that studies on microbial agents particularly viruses needed much better facilities, more care and caution to avoid health hazard to the laboratory personnel as well as to the population in general. Newer diseases caused by unknown as well as known pathogens were emerging and re-emerging in different places and geographical areas. Due to these concerns, in 1978, the Department of Science and technology (Government of India) suggested creation of containment laboratories under ICMR. The council decided that this facility should be developed as independent national facility under National Institute of Virology, Pune.
Establishment of containment laboratories to facilitate study, storage and safe handling of highly infectious viruses. The main objectives are :

• To create centers of excellence for study of high-risk and novel viruses.
• Establishing National Virus Repository and Serum bank
• Providing teaching and training programs on bio-safety and bio-containment.
• To establish rapid response team to investigate epidemics of viral origin.

Self-reliant, fully prepared and competent nation to meet all natural and man-made threats due to highly pathogenic viruses

Providing reliable diagnosis, effective prophylactics, vaccines and other strategies for prevention and control of viral diseases by creating centers of scientific excellence, safe workplace and risk-free environment.

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