He said, the health ministry will try to bring in a legislation in parliament soon to regulate any deviation in therapeutic cloning and stem cell research. 'There should not be any (mis-) adventure. Everything should be for treatment.'

After giving away ICMR awards to famous health scientists, Azad reiterated India's progress on vaccine development especially on HIV. He said India has already completed phase one trial to develop vaccine for rota virus and HIV.

'The two vaccines have completed phase I trials in India and there is promise of having a vaccine against this dreaded disease,' the minister added.

Azad also expressed happiness over the initiation of setting up of a BSL 4 Facility in Pune, one of the higher level of bio-safety lab in the world and will be the first of its kind in India.