**Executive Summary**
The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) provided Rs. 6.09 crore in financial assistance to State Biodiversity Boards (SBBs) and Union Territory Biodiversity Councils (UTBCs) for FY 2025-26, based on proposals received. This support aims to strengthen India's decentralized biodiversity governance framework and is provided under the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Act, 2023. The funds support the effective implementation of the Act at state and local body levels.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Financial Assistance:**
* Rs 6.09 crore allocated to SBBs and UTBCs for FY 2025-26.
* Funding supports institutional and programmatic components.
* Allocations vary depending on proposals, priority requirements, and NBA guidelines.
* **Objectives:**
* Strengthen functionality of Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs).
* Improve the quality of People's Biodiversity Registers (PBRs).
* Enhance Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) implementation.
* Reinforce statutory institutions and improve biodiversity documentation.
* Accelerate implementation of ABS mechanisms.
* **Priorities for Assistance:**
* Quality improvement of PBRs.
* Strengthening and functionalization of BMCs.
* Capacity building and awareness generation.
* Technical guidance through Thematic Expert Committees.
* Knowledge exchange through peer learning visits.
* Digital strengthening through website development.
* **BMCs and PBRs:**
* BMCs are constituted by local bodies and are responsible for preparing and maintaining PBRs.
* India has achieved a milestone of 2,76,653 BMCs and 2,72,648 PBRs.
* **Component-wise Financial Assistance:**
* BMC Constitution – Seed funding: Rs 32,61,023
* Capacity building program for BMC: Rs 18,79,244
* Developing/revamping of website revalidated: Rs 18,630
* Awareness Programmes - Exhibition: Rs 24,21,954
* Expert Committee on SBBs/UTBCs: Rs 7,34,300
* International Day for Biodiversity: Rs 1,26,12,539
* Outsourcing Staff: Rs 2,72,25,322
* Peer to Peer Learning: Rs 14,41,553
* Preparation of PBR & updation: Rs 81,19,431
* Strengthening of BMC: Rs 27,12,746
* Thematic Expert Committee: Rs 2,20,000
* Updation of Strategic and Action Plan: Rs 2,50,000
* **State-wise Financial Assistance:**
* Financial assistance is allocated to various SBBs and UTBCs across different states (see table in the document for amounts).
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: State Biodiversity Boards (SBBs) and Union Territory Biodiversity Councils (UTBCs)**
* **Impact:** Increased financial resources to support biodiversity conservation and management activities within their respective jurisdictions.
* **Action Required:** Utilize the funds according to the NBA guidelines and approved proposals, focusing on strengthening BMCs, improving PBRs, and enhancing ABS implementation.
**Stakeholder: Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs)**
* **Impact:** Enhanced capacity and resources to effectively document and manage local biodiversity resources.
* **Action Required:** Prepare and maintain comprehensive PBRs, focusing on local biological resources and associated traditional knowledge.
**Stakeholder: Local Communities**
* **Impact:** Improved community-based biodiversity governance, benefiting from conservation, sustainable use, and equitable benefit sharing of biological resources.
* **Action Required:** Engage with BMCs in the preparation and maintenance of PBRs, contributing local knowledge and participating in biodiversity conservation initiatives.
Key Entities Referenced
National Biodiversity Authority (NBA): The primary regulator distributing funds and strengthening biodiversity governance, under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
State Biodiversity Boards (SBBs) and Union Territory Biodiversity Councils (UTBCs): Recipient organizations for financial assistance for biodiversity governance.
Biological Diversity (Amendment) Act, 2023: The key law mandating conservation, sustainable use, and equitable benefit sharing of biological resources.
Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs): Local bodies constituted under Section 41 of the Act, that serve as the foundation of India's community-based biodiversity governance system.
People's Biodiversity Registers (PBRs): Comprehensive documents maintained by Biodiversity Management Committees that record local biological resources and associated traditional knowledge.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
NBA Provides Rs. 6.09 Cr Financial Support to
State Biodiversity Boards and Union Territory
Biodiversity Councils in FY 2025–26
Posted On: 11 FEB 2026 6:12PM by PIB Delhi
The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change, extended financial assistance of Rs 6.09 crore to State Biodiversity Boards (SBBs) and Union
Territory Biodiversity Councils (UTBCs) based on proposals received in FY 2025-26, marking a
significant step towards strengthening India’s decentralized biodiversity governance framework.
The financial assistance supports key institutional and programmatic components essential for effective
implementation of the Act at State and local body levels, with a strategic shift from mere constitution of
Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) toward strengthening their functionality, improving the
quality of People’s Biodiversity Registers (PBRs), and enhancing Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS)
implementation. The assistance is aimed at reinforcing statutory institutions, improving the quality of
biodiversity documentation, and accelerating implementation of Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS)
mechanisms at the grassroots level.
The support is being provided under the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Act, 2023, which mandates
conservation, sustainable use, and equitable benefit sharing arising from biological resources.
Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs), constituted by local bodies under Section 41 of the Act,
serve as the foundation of India’s community-based biodiversity governance system. These committees
are responsible for preparing and maintaining People’s Biodiversity Registers (PBRs), a comprehensive
document that records local biological resources and associated traditional knowledge. With a substantial
number of PBRs prepared in a time-bound manner, the current phase of assistance prioritizes:
Quality improvement of PBRs
Strengthening and functionalization of BMCs
Capacity building and awareness generation
Technical guidance through Thematic Expert Committees
Knowledge exchange through peer learning visits
Digital strengthening through website development
State-wise financial assistance released by NBA to various SBBs and UtBCs:
S. No. SBBs/UTBCs Grant-in-Aid from Grant-in-Aid from Total
General NBF–Admn
1. Andhra Pradesh ₹ 9,50,000 - ₹ 9,50,0002. Arunachal Pradesh ₹ 12,89,100 ₹ 7,50,000 ₹ 20,39,100
3. Assam ₹ 10,00,000 - ₹ 10,00,000
4. Bihar ₹ 11,45,000 - ₹ 11,45,000
5. Chandigarh ₹ 1,88,000 - ₹ 1,88,000
6. Chattisgarh ₹ 3,50,000 - ₹ 3,50,000
7. Delhi - ₹ 5,00,000 ₹ 5,00,000
8. Goa ₹ 12,00,000 ₹ 7,50,000 ₹ 19,50,000
9. Gujarat ₹ 13,50,000 ₹ 2,12,400 ₹ 15,62,400
10. Haryana ₹ 28,64,387 ₹ 14,50,000 ₹ 43,14,387
11. Himachal Pradesh ₹ 12,33,611 - ₹ 12,33,611
12. Jammu & Kashmir ₹ 27,26,079 ₹ 3,19,640 ₹ 30,45,719
13. Jharkhand ₹ 73,06,023 - ₹ 73,06,023
14. Karnataka ₹ 10,16,262 ₹ 6,83,738 ₹ 17,00,000
15. Kerala ₹ 10,45,676 ₹ 6,00,000 ₹ 16,45,676
16. Ladakh ₹ 5,35,000 - ₹ 5,35,000
17. Lakshadweep ₹ 2,84,750 - ₹ 2,84,750
18. Madhya Pradesh ₹ 30,64,536 ₹ 6,62,746 ₹ 37,27,282
19. Maharashtra ₹ 9,50,000 ₹ 2,00,000 ₹ 11,50,000
20. Manipur ₹ 9,60,400 - ₹ 9,60,400
21. Meghalaya ₹ 9,50,000 ₹ 7,49,600 ₹ 16,99,600
22. Mizoram ₹ 6,50,000 - ₹ 6,50,000
23. Nagaland ₹ 21,76,515 ₹ 7,49,600 ₹ 29,26,11524. Odisha ₹ 9,50,000 - ₹ 9,50,000
25. Puducherry ₹ 8,49,028 - ₹ 8,49,028
26. Punjab ₹ 5,81,481 - ₹ 5,81,481
27. Rajasthan ₹ 50,96,923 ₹ 2,05,000 ₹ 53,01,923
28. Sikkim ₹ 10,14,036 ₹ 7,45,924 ₹ 17,59,960
29. Tamil Nadu ₹ 19,80,401 - ₹ 19,80,401
30. Telangana ₹ 10,05,000 ₹ 7,50,000 ₹ 17,55,000
31. Tripura ₹ 15,77,886 - ₹ 15,77,886
32. Uttar Pradesh ₹ 14,00,000 ₹ 6,50,000 ₹ 20,50,000
33. Uttarakhand ₹ 11,56,166 ₹ 5,93,834 ₹ 17,50,000
34. West Bengal ₹ 5,27,796 ₹ 10,00,204 ₹ 15,28,000
Total ₹ 4,93,74,056 ₹ 1,16,22,686 ₹ 6,09,96,742
*The allocations indicated in the table below vary depending on proposals received, priority
requirements, and compliance with the NBA guidelines.
The country has achieved a major milestone with the constitution of 2,76,653 BMCs and preparation of
2,72,648 PBRs, making it one of the largest participatory biodiversity documentation exercises globally.
Component-wise financial assistance released by NBA to various SBBs and UTBCs
GIA Components Fund Released
BMC Constitution – Seed funding ₹ 32,61,023
Capacity building program for BMC ₹ 18,79,244
Developing/revamping of website revalidated ₹ ,18,630
Awareness Programmes - Exhibition ₹ 24,21,954
Expert Committee on SBBs/UTBCs ₹ 7,34,300
International Day for Biodiversity ₹ 1,26,12,539Outsourcing Staff ₹ 2,72,25,322
Peer to Peer Learning ₹ 14,41,553
Preparation of PBR & updation ₹ 81,19,431
Strengthening of BMC ₹ 27,12,746
Thematic Expert Committee ₹ 2,20,000
Updation of Strategic and Action Plan ₹ 2,50,000
Grand Total ₹ ₹ 6,09,96,742
By strengthening institutions at the local level and linking conservation with community welfare, the NBA
continues to advance an inclusive and participatory model of biodiversity governance where ecological
sustainability and livelihood security go hand in hand.
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