Lok Sabha Question No. 3538 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Biotechnology Parks
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Rajendra Agrawal, Pradeep Kumar Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

## DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3538 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## Biotechnology Parks

3538. SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL: SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY विज्ञान और प्रौद्योविकी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  number  of  biotechnology  parks  currently functioning in the country;
- (b) whether all the parks that were set up are functioning, if so, the details thereof and if not, the steps taken by the Government to revive the park;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to set up more parks in the Country in addition to the existing parks, especially for the state of UP and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to set up any other biotechnology park in Uttar Pradesh to impart training to the students studying  biology  and  to  generate  employment  opportunities  in  the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, whether the Government have any such proposal for the future in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY

OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

विज्ञान और प्रौद्योविकी तथा पृथ्वी विज्ञान मंत्रालय क े राज्य मंत्री ( स्वतंत्र प्रभार ) ( डॉ . वितेंद्र व ंह )

- (a)  to  (b)  The  details  of  biotechnology  parks  set  up  and  currently functioning in the country are as follows:

|   S. No. | State         | Name of biotechnology park                                         |
|----------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Uttar Pradesh | Biotech Park, Lucknow                                              |
|        2 | Telangana     | Biotechnology Incubation Centre, Hyderabad                         |
|        3 | Tamil Nadu    | Tidco Centre for Life Sciences (TICEL) Biotech Park, Chennai       |
|        4 | Tamil Nadu    | The Golden Jubilee Biotech Park for Women, Chennai                 |
|        5 | Assam         | Biotech Park Technology Incubation Centre, Guwahati                |
|        6 | Kerala        | Biotechnology Incubation Centre, Cochin                            |
|        7 | Karnataka     | Biotechnology Park, Bangalore                                      |
|        8 | Kathua (J&K)  | Industrial Biotechnology Park - Inaugurated, to be functional soon |

In  addition,  the  following  biotechnology  parks  have  also  been supported and are under construction/establishment:

1. Chhattisgarh Biotech Park: Presently, the Park is functioning in temporary  building  in  the  campus  of  Indira  Gandhi  Krishi Vishwavidhyalaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
2. Biopharma  Growth  Phase  park  and  a  common  Scale  up manufacturing facility with training provision in Genome valley, Hyderabad
3. Industrial Biotechnology Park, Handwara (J&K)
4. Kolkata Biotech Park

(c) to (e) National Biotechnology Parks Scheme is an ongoing scheme of the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India. New proposals to set up biotechnology parks have been received  from the states of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Manipur and Madhya Pradesh.  No proposal to set up for any new biotechnology park has been received from Uttar Pradesh.

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