▁ 1 3 8 6 ▁Category : English ▁MP s ▁January ▁ 1 3 9 0 ▁Category : English ▁MP s ▁ 1 3 9 1 ▁Category : 1 4 th - century ▁English ▁polit icians ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Kent <0x0A> </s> ▁National ▁Centre ▁for ▁D ise ase ▁Control ▁( N CD C ; ▁previously ▁known ▁as ▁ ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁Communic able ▁D ise ases ) ▁is ▁an ▁inst itute ▁under ▁the ▁Indian ▁Director ate ▁General ▁of ▁Health ▁Services , ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁and ▁Family ▁W elf are . ▁It ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁for ▁research ▁in ▁ep ide mi ology ▁and ▁control ▁of ▁communic able ▁dise ases ▁and ▁to ▁re organ ize ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁Mal aria ▁Institute ▁of ▁India ▁( M II ). ▁Currently ▁it ▁has ▁eight ▁branches ▁at ▁Al war , ▁Beng al uru , ▁T riv and rum , ▁Cal icut , ▁Co ono or , ▁Jag dal pur , ▁Pat na , ▁Raj ah mund ry ▁and ▁Var an asi ▁to ▁advise ▁the ▁respective ▁state ▁govern ments ▁on ▁public ▁health . ▁The ▁headquarters ▁are ▁in ▁Sh am ▁N ath ▁Marg ▁in ▁New ▁Del hi . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁origin ▁of ▁N CD C ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁back ▁to ▁Central ▁Mal aria ▁Bureau , ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁K asa uli , ▁Him ach al ▁Pr adesh , ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁renamed ▁as ▁the ▁Mal aria ▁Institute ▁of ▁India ▁in ▁