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Consolidated details of funds allocated and funds spent in the innovation of environmentally sustainable technology in the last five years as well as year-wise is placed below-Rs in croresYear-wise Funds allocated Funds spent 2017-18 267.09 266.132018-19 310.38 296.192019-20 181.02 177.922020-21 145.41 148.582021-22 as on 16-03-2022 182.86 177.75 Total for last Five Years 1086.76 1066.57Department of Biotechnology Ministry of Science and Technology has scheme for Industrial and Entrepreneurship Development IED and The Department through its public sector undertaking Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council supports various start-ups under the thematic area Energy Environment and Secondary Agriculture for the development of environmentally sustainable technologies through various schemes such as Biotechnology Industry Partnership Programme BIPP Small Business Innovation Research Initiative SBIRI Social Innovation Programme for Products Affordable Relevant to Societal Health SPARSH Biotechnology Ignition Grant BIG Sustainable Entrepreneurship Enterprise Development SEED Fund Launching Entrepreneurial Driven Affordable Products LEAP Fund and Synthetic Biology. A dedicated incubator - Clean Energy International Incubation Centre CEIIC focused on supporting startups working in the area of clean technology has been set up under the BioNEST scheme in collaboration with Tata Trusts under Mission Innovation. Apart from the above recognized academic institutions and research organizations registered as NGOs are also being supported under the scheme Biotechnology Research and Development based on the merit of the research and development proposals.A total of Rs. 31.21 crores have been allocated for startups and NGOs working for research and development for innovation of environmentally sustainable technology in the last three years. Rs in croresYear 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 TotalAmount Sanctioned 16.04 10.14 5.03 31.21This information was given by Minister of State IC of the Ministry of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
