Lok Sabha Question No. 5607 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Bio-Technology Parks
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5607 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2019

## BIO-TECHNOLOGY PARKS

## 5607. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE :

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY िव᭄ान और ᮧौ᳒ोिगकᳱ मंᮢी be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  Bio-Technology  Parks  in  the  country  and  the  achievements  made therein;
- (b) the  details  of  funds  allocated  for  the  existing  and  proposed  Bio-technology  Parks during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the revenue earned by biotech industry in the country during the last three years, yearwise;
- (d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to increase the earnings; and
- (e) the policy initiatives taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to make India a biotech hub in the world?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE; MINISTER OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES

(DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- a) The  Department  of  Biotechnology  (DBT)  has  supported  the  following Biotechnology parks in various states:
2. (i) Biotech Park, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
3. (ii) Tidco Centre for Life Sciences (TICEL) Biotech Park, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
4. (iii)The Golden Jubilee Biotech Park for Women, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
5. (iv) Biotechnology Incubation Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana
6. (v) Biotech Park Technology Incubation Centre, Guwahati, Assam
7. (vi) Biotechnology Incubation Centre, Cochin, Kerala
8. (vii) Biotechnology Park, Bangalore, Karnataka
9. (viii) Industrial Biotechnology Parks (IBTPs), Jammu & Kashmir
10. (ix) Chhattisgarh Biotech Park

The  Biotechnology  parks  have  created  shared  infrastructure  and  high  end equipment  facilities  along  with  incubation  space  for  promoting  entrepreneurship

development  in  Biotechnology  sector.  Several  incubatees  have  been  benefitted from this support.

- (b) Budgetary support from the Department of Biotechnology has been provided only to three  parks  during  the  last  3  years  including  current  year.  The  details  are  given below:
- (c) The year-wise figures for Indian Biotechnology Industry during the year 2015, 2016 and  2017  has  been  US$  7  Billion, US$  11  Billion  and  US$  11.6  Billion respectively.
- (d) & (e)  A number of policy initiatives have been taken to boost the biotech sector to make India  a  Global  Biotech  Hub. The Department of Biotechnology and its Public Sector Enterprise, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)  have supported more than 1000 start-ups, small companies and entrepreneurs through various grant schemes, incubators and equity funds. More than 40 incubators have been set up and 130 products developed by start-ups. International partnerships have been promoted to  enhance  market  access.      The  various  policies  announced  for  Make  in  India  and Startup India have contributed greatly to scaling up of startup ecosystem, creating the desired infrastructure and attracting investments.

|   S.N. | FY      | Biotech Park                                                                     | Fund allocation                    |
|--------|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|      1 | 2016-17 | Biotech Park Lucknow                                                             | Rs. 338.67 lakhs                   |
|      2 | 2017-18 |                                                                                  | --                                 |
|      3 | 2018-19 | Chhattisgarh Biotech Park Industrial Biotechnology Parks (IBTPs), Jammu &Kashmir | Rs. 449.00 lakhs Rs. 2208.87 lakhs |
|      4 | 2019-20 | Biotech Park Lucknow                                                             | Rs. 94.12 lakhs                    |

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