NBA releases Rs.2.82 crore of ABS funds to 27 State Biodiversity Boards, 3 UT Biodiversity Councils and ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Karnataka

India, Aug. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

S.No.

State

Amount Released

1

Gujarat

44.59

2

West Bengal

41.24

3

Madhya Pradesh

32.73

4

Odisha

32.57

5

Bihar

30.86

6

Chhattisgarh

16.54

7

Uttar Pradesh

12.66

8

Andhra Pradesh

10.51

9

Tamil Nadu

10.49

10

Maharashtra

07.07

11

Others (20 SBBs/UTBCs)

40.55

(Rs. in lakh)

The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has disbursed Rs.2.82 crores under the Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) mechanism arising from the utilisation of India's biological resources. Of this, Rs.2.80 crores has been released to 27 State Biodiversity Boards (SBBs) and 3 Union Territory Biodiversity Councils (UTBCs), while Rs.2.01 lakh is being released to the ICAR-Indian Inst...