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Parliament of India Rajya Sabha REPORT NO. 309 PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS THREE HUNDRED NINTH REPORT DEMANDS FOR GRANTS (2018-2019) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY (DEMAND NO. 85) th (Presented to the Rajya Sabha on 13 March, 2018) (Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on 13th March, 2018) Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi March, 2018/ Phalguna, 1939 (Saka) Website : http://rajyasabha.nic.in Email: [email protected] Hindi version of this publication is also available PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS THREE HUNDRED NINTH REPORT DEMANDS FOR GRANTS (2018-2019) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY (DEMAND NO. 85) (Presented to the Rajya Sabha on 13th March, 2018) (Laid on the Table of the Lok Sabha 13th March, 2018) Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi March, 2018/ Phalguna, 1939 (Saka) C O N T E N T S PAGES 1. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE (i) 2. INTRODUCTION (ii) *3. ACRONYMS 4. REPORT *5. RECOMMENDATIONS/OBSERVATIONS-AT A GLANCE *6. MINUTES ___________________________________________ * To be appended at printing stage COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE (2017-18) (Constituted on 1st September, 2017) ---------- 1. Shri Anand Sharma –– Chairman RAJYA SABHA 2. Shri Prasanna Acharya 3. Shri S.R. Balasubramoniyan 4. Shrimati Renuka Chowdhury 5. Shri Rajkumar Dhoot 6. Shri C.P. Narayanan 7. Shri Parimal Nathwani 8. Shri Sharad Pawar 9. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy 10. Shri Bhupender Yadav LOK SABHA 11. Maulana Badruddin Ajmal 12. Shri Muzaffar Hussain Baig 13. Shri E.T. Mohammed Basheer 14. Shri Pankaj Chaudhary 15. Shri P.P. Chauhan 16. Kumari Sushmita Dev 17. Shri Ninong Ering 18. Shri Laxman Giluwa 19. Dr. K. Gopal 20. Shrimati Vasanthi M. 21. Shri Daddan Mishra 22. Shri Prabhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava 23. Shri Chirag Paswan 24. Shri Shivaji A. Patil 25. Shri Harinarayan Rajbhar 26. Shrimati Sandhya Roy 27. Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh 28. Shri Nagendra Singh 29. Shri Vikram Usendi 130. Vacant 231. Vacant __________________ SECRETARIAT Smt. Sunita Sekaran, Director Shri T.N. Pandey, Director Shri S. Rangarajan, Additional Director Shri Mohd. Salamuddin, Additional Director Shri Rajiv Saxena, Under Secretary 1 Shri Nagendra Kumar Pradhan ceased to be a member of the Committee w.e.f. 12th December, 2017 2 Shri Nana Patole ceased to be a member of the Committee consequent upon his resignation from the Lok Sabha w.e.f. 14th December, 2017. INTRODUCTION I, the Chairman of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests, having been authorised by the Committee to present the Report on its behalf, present this Three Hundred Ninth Report of the Committee. This Report deals with the detailed Demands for Grants (2018-2019) of the Department of Biotechnology (Demand No. 85). 2. In the meeting of the Committee held on 13th February, 2018, the Secretary and other officers of the Department of Biotechnology gave an overview of the various activities of the Department and the Members sought clarifications on various aspects of the performance of the Department to enable it to scrutinise the Demands for Grants. 3. The Committee expresses its thanks to the officers of the Department for replying to the clarifications sought by the Members and placing before it the required material to enable the Committee to scrutinise the Demands for Grants of the Department of Biotechnology. 4. The Committee considered and adopted the Report in its meeting held on the 6th March, 2018. (ANAND SHARMA) New Delhi: Chairman, March 6, 2018 Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on 15 Phalguna, 1939 Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests, Rajya Sabha REPORT MANDATE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY (DBT) 1.1 The Department of Biotechnology was set up as an Independent Board in the year 1982, and thereafter became a full-fledged Department under Ministry of Science & Technology in 1986. The mandate of the Department is given below: To evolve policies and integrated programmes in biotechnology and ensure their implementation and monitoring. To identify specific programmes of Research and Development and manufacturing in biologicals and biotechnology and oversee the initiation and pursuit of related research and manufacturing activities. To identify, set up and support Centres of Excellence for Research and Development in biotechnology and ensure proper dovetailing of their activities as per national priorities and objectives. To act as a screening, advising and approving agent of the Government with regard to import and transfer of new technologies for the manufacture of biologicals, biotechnological products and their intermediates. Evolve safety guidelines for biotechnology Research and Development and manufacturing in India. To act as the central agency for the import of genetically manipulated materials, culture, cells, specimens, tissues and biotech products including DNA and RNA of any type or size and for promoting their production in the country. Serve as the inter-ministerial and interagency nodal point for all specific international bilateral and multilateral Research and Development collaborations and agreements in the area of biotechnology; act as the nodal point for all technology transfers in the area of biotechnology. Manufacture and ensure application of recombinant, cell-based and DNA vaccines, diagnostics and other biotechnological products. To evolve programmes for Human Resource Development in the area of biotechnology. Serve as an administrative and implementing Department of agencies, commissions, boards, etc. specifically formed by the Government for fulfilling the national objectives in biotechnology and also to serve as the nodal point for Bio-informatics including training and creation of infrastructure, collection, dissemination and exchange of information relating to biotechnology. Establishment of National Biotechnology Regulatory Authority Matters relating to: International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi National Institute of Immunology (NII), New Delhi National Centre for Cell Sciences (NCCS), Pune Centre for DNA Fingerprinting & Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad National Institute for Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), Manesar, Gurgaon Institute for Bioresource and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneshwar Translational Research in Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Tiruvanathapuram UNESCO Regional Centre for Education, Training & Innovation in Biotechnology, Faridabad National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, Kolkata Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, Bengaluru National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute Mohali, Punjab National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB), Mohali Matters relating to: Bharat Immunologicals and Biologicals Corporation Limited (BIBCOL), Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh; Indian Vaccine Corporation Limited Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), New Delhi 1.2 The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests considered the Demands for Grants 2018-19 of the Department of Biotechnology in its meeting held on the 13th February 2018. 2. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS: 2.1 The Budget Estimates & Revised Estimates and actual expenditure, year-wise, for the year 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 of the Department of Biotechnology are as under: (Rupees in crore) Year Budget Revised Actual Percentage Estimates Estimates Expenditure Utilisation 2013-14 1485.00 1300.00 1289.50 99.19 2014-15 1500.00 1395.00 1344.35 96.36 2015-16 1625.14 1624.35 1554.27 95.68 2016-17 1820.00 1917.23 1895.50 98.86 2017-18 2222.11 2260.11 1705.97* 75.48 *As on 31st January, 2018 2.2 The Committee expresses its satisfaction over the funds utilisation capacity of the Department during the last five years. Fund utilisation capacity of the Department is reflective of its financial prudence and due diligence while making optimal utilisation of the budgetary allocation. 3. BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2018-19 3.1 The following table showcases the budgetary allocation made in favour of the Department of Biotechnology for the year 2018-19:- (Rupees in crore) Sl. No. Division of Schemes Amount Scheme 1. Biotechnology Research & Development 1195.07 2. Industrial and Entrepreneurship Development 244.24 Non Scheme 3. AI & PSU 779.98 4. Secretariat 32.31 Others 5. North-Eastern Region 159.93 (i) Biotechnology Research & Development – Rs.154.93 crore (ii) Industrial and Entrepreneurship Development - Rs.5.00 crore Total 2411.53 3.2 The Committee notes that the Department has been allocated a total amount of Rs.2411.53 crore in BE 2018-19 which is Rs.151.42 crore higher than the allocation of Rs.2260.11 crore at RE stage in 2017-18. The Department in response to the information sought by the Committee with regard to the Action Plan prepared by the Department for the year 2018- 19 informed about the focus areas which are as under:- The Department would further strengthen the research and development programmes, review ongoing and received proposals for financial support and further improve overall management of
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