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Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launches biotech park at Ghatti, Kathua district, J&K

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The biotech park will act as a hub for incubation of new ideas and will support the agri-entrepreneurs, startups, progressive farmers etc

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Science and Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Earth Science; MoS of Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh recently inaugurated the Industrial Biotech Park Ghatti, Kathua, Jammu.

Dr Singh said that that the bbiotech park would act as hub for incubation of new ideas and will act as a robust platform to support the agri-entrepreneurs, startups, progressive farmers, scientists, scholars and students not only from Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh but also from nearby States of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. 

Dr Singh added that the biotechnology park at Kathua has a potential to produce 25 startups in a year which will be among its great contributions to this region. The biotech park will carry out research on biodiversity, medicinal and aromatic plants of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh and will also promote green category businesses. 

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