Bio-Technology Parks
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has partnered with various State Governments to establish Biotech Parks since 2003. It has helped to translate research into products and services by providing necessary infrastructure support. These parks are successfully accelerating the commercialization of new technologies, assisting new enterprises to forge appropriate linkages with other stakeholder of biotechnology sector including academia, industry and Government. DBT has supported establishment of nine Biotechnology Parks in different State and UTs. The details are given below:
| S. No. | State/UT | Name of Biotechnology Park |
| | Uttar Pradesh | Biotech Park, Lucknow |
| | Telangana | Biotechnology Incubation Centre, Hyderabad |
| | Tamil Nadu | Tidco Centre for Life Sciences (TICEL) Biotech Park, Chennai |
| | Tamil Nadu | The Golden Jubilee Biotech Park for Women, Chennai |
| | Assam | Biotech Park Technology Incubation Centre, Guwahati |
| | Kerala | Biotechnology Incubation Centre, Cochin |
| | Karnataka | Biotechnology Park, Bangalore |
| | Jammu & Kashmir | Industrial Biotechnology Parks (IBTPs) (02) |
| | Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarh Biotech Park |
Details of proposals received from States during last three years and current year and their current status is given in table below:
| S. No. | State | Current status of proposal |
| | Telangana | The proposal has been approved by the Department |
| | West Bengal | DBT-Scheme Steering Committee (SSC) recommended the proposal in –principle and has suggested for setting up of a SPV for the Biotech Park. Response of State S&T Council is awaited. |
| | Karnataka (c-CAMP) | DBT-SSC suggested revision of proposal. Revised proposal is awaited. |
| | Madhya Pradesh | DBT-SSC suggested revision of proposal. Revised proposal to be considered in next meeting of DBT-SSC |
| | Himachal Pradesh | DBT-SSC suggested revision of proposal. Revised proposal to be considered in next meeting of DBT-SSC |
| | Andhra Pradesh (AMTZ) | The proposal is under consideration for support |
| | Andhra Pradesh (Science City) | Proposal Not Recommended by SSC |
This was stated by Union Minister of Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan in Rajya Sabha today.