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'''First Aid Council of India''' is a medical council based in [[Delhi]], with [[Shabab Aalam]] acting as its president. It aims to conduct basic medical diploma courses throughout the academic institutions in India. The [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidyalaya]] opened about eleven study centers in [[Madhya Pradesh]] for the council.

First Aid Council of India, Delhi (FACID) is based in Delhi. Indian academic and educationist [[Shabab Aalam]] is its president.<ref name="pioneer"/><ref>{{cite news |title=देश में प्राथमिक चिकित्सा की शिक्षा बेहद जरूरी: प्रो. रामदेव भारद्वाज |trans-title=Education of First Aid is necessary in the country|url=http://dainikaamsabha.com/2020/11/05/education-of-first-aid-is-very-important-in-the-country-prof-ramdev-bhardwaj/ |access-date=12 September 2021 |work=Dainik Aam Sabha |date=5 November 2020}}</ref>

FACID aims to promote first aid education in India. According to certain newspapers, it has started the courses after being influenced by [[Narendra Modi]]'s [[Atmanirbhar Bharat]].<ref name="pioneer">{{cite news |title=ABVHU introduces ‘first aid specialist’ diploma, other first aid courses |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/state-editions/abvhu-introduces----first-aid-specialist----diploma--other-first-aid-courses.html |access-date=12 September 2021 |work=[[The Pioneer]] |date=6 November 2020}}</ref> In November 2020, the [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidyalaya]] established several study centers for these programs in the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref name="pioneer"/>