Arunachal Pradesh to get funds for science

ITANAGAR: Union minister of science and technology Harsh Vardhan said the Centre would provide an amount between Rs 150 crore and Rs 200 crore to Arunachal Pradesh for the development of science and technology.
"The money will be made available to the state by the Department of Biotechnology, Polymer Science and Technology, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research and Earth Science for a period of five years," he said during his recent visit to the state.
Harsh Vardhan added that the region's climate was congenial for the growth of medicinal plants. "Central institutions like the Indian Council of Medicinal Research and nutrition institutes like the Central Food Technological Research Institute, Central Drug Research Institute and North East Regional Institute of Science and Technology will take up a programme to promote the growth of medicinal plants in the state," the minister said.
On a visit to Kimin in Papum Pare district, the minister laid the foundation for a Centre for Bioresearches and Rural Technology Centre.