List of externally funded schemes
| S.No. | Name of the Scheme | Funding Agency | Duration | Budget
(Rs.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “DBT’s NER-Banana programme for NE: Coimbatore centre on Tissue culture & mutation under Sub-title 2-Development of seedless Bhimkol (Musa balbisiana, BB genome) through CRISPER/Cas 9 and mutation approaches | GOI-DBT: Dept. of Biotechnology (DBT),Ministry of Science & Technology, GOI, New Delhi, through North Eastern region – Biotechnology Programme Management Cell (NER-BPMC), set up by DBT, Grant sent by Accounts Division of Biotech Consortium India Ltd (BCIL), a company of DBT through which funds are released for the NER – BPMC programmes. |
01.04.2018 to 31.03.2021 (Three years) |
36.30 lakhs |
| 2. | Establishment of DUS centre TNAU for Papaya | GOI, PPV & FRA: Protection of plant varieties and Farmer’s Rights Authority (PPV&FRA), Ministry of Agri. & Farmers Welfare, GOI, New Delhi. | 01.04.2018 to 31.03.2019 | 5.50 laks |
| 3. | Exploration, characterization and utilization of under exploited fruit crops, viz., Jackfruit, Jamun and custard apple in Tamil Nadu and adjoining states (Bioversity International Scheme) | Foreign – Bioversity International (CGIAR Instt): Bioversity International, a CGIAR Institute at Italy, through Bioversity International India Ofice, Regional International Project office at the college of Horticulture, UAS complex, GKVK,Bengaluru, | 01.09.2017 to 31.08.2020 | |
| 4. | DBT’s NER – Banana programme for NE: Coimbatore centre on collection, in vitro screening, bioformulation development & transcriptome studies under Sub-project (of Group 2) – Harnessing the potential of endophytes against root knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita in banana scheme operated in nematology department. | GOI-DBT :Dept. of Biotechnology (DBT),Ministry of Science & Technology, GOI, New Delhi, through North Eastern region – Biotechnology Programme Management Cell (NER-BPMC), set up by DBT, Grant sent by Accounts Division of Biotech Consortium India Ltd (BCIL), a company of DBT through which funds are released for the NER – BPMC programmes. | 01.04.2018 to 31.03.2021
(Three years) |
27.18 lakhs |