(a) the details of Bio-technology parks functioning in the country at present;
(b) the achievements made by each of these parks since its inception;
(c) whether several State Governments have forwarded proposals for setting up of such parks; and
(d) the details of parks proposed to be set up in near future?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF OCEAN DEVELOPMENT(SHRI KAPIL SIBAL)
(a)&(b) Sir, at present the Biotechnology Park at Lucknow and SP Biotechnology Park at Hyderabad arefunctional. The Department of Biotechnology has supported the Biotechnology Park at Lucknow and has funded five Biotechnology Incubator Centers in the Biotechnology Parks each at Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh; Bangalore, Karnataka; Trivendrum, Kerala; Dera Bassi, Punjab and Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The establishment and operationalisation of Biotechnology Parks and the Biotechnology Incubator Centers is progressing fast and it is designed to help the startup companies, small & medium enterprises who are not in a position to incur high capital expenditure in the biotech industry.
(c)&(d) Several State Governments are in the process of formulating proposals for setting up of Biotech Parks/ Biotech Incubation Centers in consultation with the Department of Biotechnology. So far the proposals from Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka and Punjab have been received by the Department.