Ankola(Karnataka)

National Industrial Training Centre - Among the premier and pioneer institutions all over the country. It is recognized and known for its initiative for running the courses Health Sanitary Inspector, Library and Information Science and Dental Mechanics under National Council of Vocational Training (NCVT) for the first time. The Institute is running under Directorate General of Employment and Training, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India.

The National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW), was established on 9th March, 1977 by the merger of two national level institutions, viz. the National Institute of Health Administration and Education (NIHAE) and the National Institute of Family Planning (NIFP). The NIHFW, an autonomous organization, under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, acts as an ‘apex technical institute’ as well as a ‘think tank’ for the promotion of health and family welfare programmes in the country.