Department of Biotechnology

Department of Biotechnology
AbbreviationDBT
Formation1986; 38 years ago (1986)
TypeGovernment organisation
HeadquartersNew Delhi
Region served
India
Jitendra Singh
Secretary
Rajesh Sudhir Gokhale
AffiliationsMinistry of Science and Technology (India)
Websitedbtindia.gov.in

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) is an Indian government department, under the Ministry of Science and Technology responsible for administrating development and commercialisation in the field of modern biology and biotechnology in India. It was set up in 1986.[1]

  1. ^ "DBT - Department of Biotechnology". Dbtindia.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2010-09-01.