Ministry of Science & Technology
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: Set-up Biotechnology Incubators
Posted On:
30 JUL 2025 4:50PM by PIB Delhi
The Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, through the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), a not-for-profit, Section 8 Public Sector Enterprise has established 94 biotechnology incubation and pre-incubation centres across 25 States & Union Territories (UTs) under the BioNEST (Bioincubators Nurturing Entrepreneurship for Scaling Technologies) and E-YUVA (Encouraging Youth for Undertaking Innovative Research Activities) schemes.
Five Incubators have been supported by Department of Science & Technology (DST), Ministry of Science & Technology which has biotechnology and related sectors as one of their focus areas.
The details of the number of biotechnology incubators set-up are as follows:
|
Sl. No
|
State/UT
|
No of incubation
|
|
BIRAC
|
-
|
Andhra Pradesh (Visakhapatnam)
|
2
|
-
|
Andhra Pradesh (Tirupati)
|
1
|
-
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
1
|
-
|
Assam
|
4
|
-
|
Bihar
|
1
|
-
|
Delhi
|
7
|
-
|
Goa
|
1
|
-
|
Gujarat
|
6
|
-
|
Haryana
|
1
|
-
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
2
|
-
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
4
|
-
|
Karnataka
|
11
|
-
|
Kerala
|
3
|
-
|
Maharashtra
|
5
|
-
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
2
|
-
|
Meghalaya
|
3
|
-
|
Mizoram
|
1
|
-
|
Odisha
|
3
|
-
|
Punjab
|
4
|
-
|
Rajasthan
|
3
|
-
|
Tamil Nadu
|
13
|
-
|
Telangana
|
9
|
-
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
5
|
-
|
West Bengal
|
1
|
-
|
Uttarakhand
|
1
|
|
DST
|
-
|
Karnataka
|
1
|
-
|
Punjab
|
1
|
-
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1
|
-
|
Kerala
|
1
|
-
|
Telangana
|
1
|
To establish new biotechnology incubators BIRAC announces nation-wide call for proposals every year. Every year around 20-30 crores are earmarked for setting up of 10-15 new incubators.
The total funds allocated for the operation, development, and management of these bio-incubators amount to Rs. 48,942.37 Lakhs over the last 13 years (from 2012-2025).
This information was given by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space, MoS Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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