1、DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGYiANNUAL REPORT2022-23Department of BiotechnologyMinistry of Science&TechnologyGovernment of IndiaiiDEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGYANNUAL REPORT 2022-23DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGYiiiContentsS.No.ChapterPage No1Overview12Building Capacities:Human Resource Development,Training&Wo

2、rkshops and15Infrastructure Support3Research and Development313 AAgriculture Biotechnology and Allied areas323 BBioenergy,Bioresources,Environment&Forest473 CHealthcare and Medical Biotechnology593 DKnowledge Generation,Discovery Research,New Tools and Technologies973 EBiotechnology Science Cluster1

3、104Special Section:COVID 191135Building International Collaborations and Partnership1216Promoting Entrepreneurship and Industrial Growth1357Societal Program1458Promoting Biotechnology in North Eastern Region of India1539Data monitoring and Analysis16510Autonomous Institutions and Public Sector Under

4、takings17111Regulation,Intellectual Property and Legislations21512Administration and Finance215Abbreviations22501OVERVIEW2ANNUAL REPORT 2022-23The mandate of the Department of Biotechnology(DBT),Ministry of Science&Technology is to makeIndia globally competitive in biotechnology research,innovation,

5、translation,entrepreneurship and biotechindustrial growth with an aim to achieve NationalDevelopment Programmes(NDPs)and SustainableDevelopment Goals(SDGs).DBT funds extramuralresearch projects in Biotech R&D across the countryto address pertinent issues with respect to healthcare,clean energy,agric

6、ulture,bioresourcedevelopment and sustainable utilization,infrastructure etc.at various levels including policyframework,creating institutional infrastructure,forging industry partnerships,instituting regulatorycapacity,developing talent pool,spearheading cuttingedge research,supporting key missions