Question : COURSES ON BIO TECHNOLOGY



(a) whether it is a fact that three allied Departments have been created for conducting courses on bio-technology under the same Head of Department at National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Mohali, Punjab;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether it is also a fact that these Departments were specially created to take advantage of grants/incentives from the Department of Biotechnology and Department of Science and Technology separately; and

(d) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto?

Answer given by the minister



MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI SRIKANT KUMAR JENA).

(a) to (d) Information is being collected and would be laid on the Table of the House.