Lok Sabha Question No. 4301 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-18
Subject: Biotechnology Parks & Incubation Infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Adv Priya Saroj

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4301 ANSWERED ON 18.03.2026

Biotechnology Parks & Incubation Infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh

4301. Adv Priya Saroj:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  number  of  Biotechnology  Parks,  Bio-incubators  and Innovation Hubs sanctioned with Central assistance during the last five  years  and  the  number actually  operational, State  and  districtwise particularly for Uttar Pradesh;
- (b)  the details of the amount sanctioned, released and utilised for such  projects  along  with  the  number  of  projects  that  remain incomplete, non-functional or operating below capacity, State-wise and particularly for Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) whether any regional disparity assessment has been conducted regarding the concentration of biotech infrastructure and if so, the
- details thereof;
- (d)  the  number  of  start-ups  incubated,  patents  filed,  granted, number  of  those  remain  pending  and  jobs  generated  by  such Centrally-aided  facilities,  State  and  district-wise  particularly  for Uttar Pradesh, and
- (e)  the  time-bound  plan  to  ensure  equitable  distribution  of  the Central biotechnology infrastructure across the underserved districts of the State?

## ANSWER MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY & EARTH SCIENCES

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a) to (b) The total number of Biotechnology Parks, Bio-incubators and  Innovation  Hubs  sanctioned  with  Central  assistance, budgetary support along with their current status, State-wise and particularly for Uttar Pradesh during the last five years are as follows:

Biotech Parks:

|   S. N. | State/ UT         |   Num ber | District/ City   | Status                                       |   Amount Sanctione d (Rs. in lakhs) |   Amount released/Uti lized (Rs. in lakhs) |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Telangana         |         1 | Hyderabad        | under construction/ establishmen t           |                             2923.28 |                                     535    |
|       2 | West Bengal       |         1 | Kolkata          | under construction/ establishmen t           |                             2681.78 |                                     755.15 |
|       3 | Andhra Pradesh    |         1 | Visakhapa tnam   | Proposal approved (Fund yet to be disbursed) |                             3000    |                                       0    |
|       4 | Arunachal Pradesh |         1 | Kimin            | Proposal approved (Fund yet to be disbursed) |                             1874.51 |                                       0    |
|       5 | Madhya Pradesh    |         1 | Neemuch          | Proposal approved (Fund yet to be disbursed) |                             2999    |                                       0    |

No proposal for setting up a new Biotechnology Park has been received from the State of Uttar Pradesh during the last five years.

Bio-incubators  and  Innovation  Hubs:-  42  Bio-incubators and Innovation Hubs have been sanctioned through Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), a Public Sector Enterprise of DBT across 20 States & UTs of the country during the last five years (2021-2026). The details including  the  amount  sanctioned,  amount  released/utilized, including those in Uttar Pradesh, are given below:

| S. N.   | State/ UT         | Num ber   | District/ City   | Status                     |   Amoun t Sancti oned (Rs. in lakhs) |   Amount released/Utili zed(Rs. in lakhs) |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 1         | Visakhap atnam   | Operati onal               |                               700    |                                    666.75 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 1         | Pasighat         | Funds yet to be disburs ed |                               266.5  |                                      0    |
| 3       | Assam             | 2         | Jorhat           | Operati onal               |                               410.78 |                                    348.04 |
|         |                   |           | Guwahati         | Operati onal               |                               498    |                                    481.9  |
| 4       | Bihar             | 1         | Patna            | Operati onal               |                               634    |                                    301    |
| 5       | Delhi             | 1         | New Delhi        | Operati onal               |                               592.42 |                                    473.61 |
| 6       | Gujarat           | 1         | Rajkot           | Operati onal               |                               266.5  |                                    112.09 |
| 7       | Himachal          | 2         | Mandi            | Setting up phase           |                               500    |                                    297    |
|         | Pradesh           |           | Solan            | Funds yet to               |                               266.5  |                                      0    |

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|    |                 |    |              | be disburs ed              |        |        |
|----|-----------------|----|--------------|----------------------------|--------|--------|
| 8  | Jammu & Kashmir |  4 | Jammu        | Operati onal               | 459.45 | 266    |
|    | Jammu & Kashmir |  4 | Srinagar (2) | Funds yet to be disburs ed | 266.5  |   0    |
|    | Jammu & Kashmir |  4 | Srinagar (2) | Setting up phase           | 266.5  | 114.8  |
|    | Jammu & Kashmir |  4 | Kathua       | Setting up phase           | 499.98 | 109.06 |
| 9  | Karnatak a      |  5 | Bangalore    | Operati onal               | 469.84 | 455.78 |
|    | Karnatak a      |  5 | (2)          | Setting up phase           | 338.45 |  20    |
|    | Karnatak a      |  5 | Dharwad      | Operati onal               | 285.24 | 114.8  |
|    | Karnatak a      |  5 | Mysuru       | Operati onal               | 499.9  | 316.84 |
|    | Karnatak a      |  5 | Dharwad      | Operati onal               | 500    | 407.91 |
| 10 | Kerala          |  2 | Kannur       | Funds yet to be disburs ed | 266.5  |   0    |
|    | Kerala          |  2 | Wayanad      | Operati onal               | 398.41 | 324.81 |
| 11 | Madhya Pradesh  |  2 | Satna        | Funds yet to be disburs ed | 266.5  |   0    |
|    | Madhya Pradesh  |  2 | Bhopal       | Operati                    | 315.25 | 175.03 |

|    |            |    |             | onal                       |        |        |
|----|------------|----|-------------|----------------------------|--------|--------|
| 12 | Maharash   | 2  | Wardha      | Operati onal               | 500    | 268.6  |
|    | tra        |    | Solapur     | Setting up phase           | 266.5  | 114.8  |
| 13 | Meghalay a | 1  | Shillong    | Operati onal               | 394.46 | 370.94 |
| 14 | Odisha     | 1  | Gunupur     | Operati onal               | 315.25 | 190.29 |
| 15 | Punjab     | 3  | Chandigar h | Operati onal               | 285.24 | 141.62 |
|    |            |    | Mohali      | Funds yet to be disburs ed | 400    |   0    |
|    |            |    | Bathinda    | Setting up phase           | 266.5  | 114.8  |
| 16 | Rajasthan  | 3  | Ajmer       | Funds yet to be disburs ed | 266.5  |   0    |
|    |            |    | Jodhpur     | Operati onal               | 445.47 | 391.69 |
|    |            |    | Jaipur      | Operati onal               | 285.24 | 141.87 |
| 17 |            | 5  | Pudur       | Operati onal               | 285.24 | 158.46 |
|    |            |    |             | Operati onal               | 285.24 | 149.83 |
|    | Tamil Nadu |    | Chennai (3) | Setting up phase           | 599.58 |  50    |
|    |            |    |             | Operati onal               | 449.72 | 374    |
|    |            |    | Coimbato re | Operati onal               | 315.25 | 251.25 |

| 18   | Telangan      |    | Hyderaba   | Operati onal               |   299.46 |   258.52 |
|------|---------------|----|------------|----------------------------|----------|----------|
|      | a             | 2  | d (2)      | Operati onal               |   434    |   402.53 |
| 19   |               | 2  | Noida (2)  | Setting up phase           |   423.57 |    43.75 |
|      | Uttar Pradesh |    |            | Funds yet to be disburs ed |   500    |     0    |
| 20   | West Bengal   | 1  | Kolkata    | Operati onal               |   315.25 |   185.82 |

- (c) The Department periodically reviews the distribution of biotechnology infrastructure across the country through consultations with State Governments, implementing agencies and programme monitoring mechanisms to assess regional representation  and  identify  gaps.  The  Biotechnology  for  Economy, Environment  and  Employment  (BioE3)  Policy  of  the  Department emphasises region-centric biomanufacturing initiatives and promotes  the  strengthening  of  bio-manufacturing  facilities  and innovation clusters across different parts of the country to ensure wider regional participation. Further, the policy envisages establishment of State BioE3 Cells  to  identify  and  monitor  regionspecific biotechnology programmes, facilitate biotechnology infrastructure  development,  coordinate  regulatory  approvals  and enable  technology  transfer.  State  BioE3  Cells  have  so  far  been notified in Assam, Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh.
- (d) The number of start-ups/ entrepreneurs incubated, patents filed/ granted  and  jobs  generated,  State-wise  including  those  in  Uttar Pradesh are as follows:

|   S.N. | State/ UT       | District/ City   |   Number of startups/ entre- preneurs incubated |   Patent Filed/ granted |   Jobs generated |
|--------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh  | Visakhapatnam    |                                              11 |                       1 |               60 |
|      2 | Assam           | Jorhat           |                                              34 |                       0 |              175 |
|      2 | Assam           | Guwahati         |                                              21 |                      15 |              110 |
|      3 | Bihar           | Patna            |                                              12 |                       0 |               65 |
|      4 | Delhi           | New Delhi        |                                              13 |                      24 |               70 |
|      5 | Gujarat         | Rajkot           |                                              42 |                       3 |                3 |
|      6 | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu            |                                              22 |                       0 |              115 |
|      7 | Karnataka       | Bangalore        |                                              47 |                       0 |              240 |
|      7 | Karnataka       | Dharwad          |                                              56 |                       7 |               83 |
|      7 | Karnataka       | Mysuru           |                                              20 |                      11 |              105 |
|      8 | Kerala          | Wayanad          |                                              13 |                       0 |                3 |
|      9 | Madhya Pradesh  | Bhopal           |                                              46 |                      13 |                3 |
|     10 | Maharashtra     | Wardha           |                                              13 |                      17 |               70 |
|     11 | Meghalaya       | Shillong         |                                              46 |                       4 |              235 |
|     12 | Odisha          | Gunupur          |                                              48 |                      12 |                3 |
|     13 | Punjab          | Chandigarh       |                                              38 |                       2 |                3 |
|     14 | Rajasthan       | Jodhpur          |                                               9 |                      18 |               50 |
|     14 | Rajasthan       | Jaipur           |                                              43 |                       2 |                3 |
|     15 | Tamil Nadu      | Chennai          |                                              58 |                       4 |               48 |
|     15 | Tamil Nadu      | Pudur            |                                              52 |                       4 |                3 |
|     15 | Tamil Nadu      | Coimbatore       |                                              55 |                       6 |                3 |
|     16 | Telangana       | Hyderabad        |                                              82 |                      26 |              420 |
|     17 | Uttar Pradesh*  | Noida            |                                               0 |                       0 |                0 |
|     18 | West Bengal     | Kolkata          |                                              38 |                       4 |                3 |

(e) A number of policy initiatives have been undertaken to promote equitable  distribution  of  biotechnology  infrastructure  across  the country. Under various schemes, support is provided for establishment  of  biotechnology  infrastructure,  incubation  centres and  research  facilities,  biofoundries  along  with  capacity  building and  skill  development  programmes. The  Biofoundry  Network  and Biomanufacturing  platforms  supported  under  BioE3  Policy  of  the Department are expected to play a pivotal role in India's transition to  clean  and  green  technologies,  reduce  import  dependence,  and establish  the  country  as  a  frontrunner  in  the  global  bioeconomy impacting health, agriculture, food, energy, and environment. Expansion  of  such  infrastructure  is  undertaken  in  a  phased  and demand-driven manner to ensure wider regional access. The Department  continues  to  engage  with  State  Governments  and relevant  stakeholders  to  encourage  submission  of  proposals  from underserved districts, and proposals received are considered under the  respective  schemes  as  per  the  established  guidelines  and availability of funds with a view to ensuring wider regional access to biotechnology infrastructure across the country.

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