About Assam Biotechnology Council

To promote Assam as an attractive and competitive destination for investments in the field of Biotechnology and allied areas, Government of Assam have offered various incentives/benefits to all eligible Biotechnology Infrastructure, Biotechnology Parks, Biotechnology Units, Biotechnology Start Ups, Biotechnology Incubators/Incubation Centers set up/to be set in the State and Biotechnology research and education. They shall be entitled for benefits offered under the Biotechnology Policy for the State of Assam 2018-2022.

Our Vision

The vision of this policy shall be to attain high capability in biotechnology education, research and commercialization.

Policy Objectives

  1. To create a vibrant ecosystem in the state for the development of human resources and industrial ventures.
  2. To promote education and research & development in biotechnology and allied areas.
  3. To promote employment generation through application of biotechnology for enhancement of production and growth in agriculture and allied sectors.
  4. To encourage biotech industries in the state through establishment of commercial biotechnology ventures.
  5. To support biotechnology business for wealth creation and enhance the contribution of biotechnology sector to state's economy substantially.
  6. To develop high quality infrastructure with the required support services for manufacturing units through state of art biotechnology parks.
  7. To leverage the existing biological (Agriculture, horticulture, forest, animal etc.) and natural (Oil, coal, etc.) resources through use of biotechnology for socio economic development of the state

Strategy

  1. Academic-Industry Linkage : The state would facilitate to produce highly skilled manpower in Biotechnology according to industry requirement, by giving financial and technical assistance to colleges and Universities in Assam for industry oriented curriculum development in undergraduate and post graduate level, for promoting research and innovation as well as skill development.
  2. Process Simplification for Industry / Single Window Clearance : The state would endeavor to create a congenial environment for Biotech Industry through process simplifications to enable clearing of feasible commercial biotechnology venture proposals. In this regard, it is worth mentioning that the state has already launched the ease of doing business reforms.
  3. Infrastructure for Biotech Process & Product Development :The state would set up modern state of art infrastructure for biotechnology process and product development, in the form of Biotechnology parks, research facilities and common equipment centers. The state shall also create, start-up cells and incubation centers at the district science centers which are already functioning and owned by the Science and Technology Department.