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Grant of LoI / Registration to Bio Technology Units

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Overview

One of the great opportunities in this age of “Century of Knowledge” is the emergence of knowledge based IT industries and another emerging opportunities on the horizon is Biotechnology. Biotechnology has the potential to transform the lives of the people in the state by impacting hugely on agriculture, animal husbandry, health, environment protection and material transformation. It is to realize this potential that the state has already announced Biotechnology Policy-2001.

Strategic Initiatives:
  • For effective implementation of this policy, the Maharashtra Biotechnology Board has been constituted under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble Chief Minister
  • Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar, a renowned scientist has been appointed as Chairman of Maharashtra Biotechnology Commission
  • Accordingly budget provision has been made for ₹ 9.83 Crore in the financial year 2007-08
  • The state will emphasize the importance it attaches to Biotechnology by observing State Biotechnology Day on 14th November, the birth anniversary of Late Jawaharlal Nehru
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