On November 11, 2023, the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) released ₹43.22 Lakh in patent-linked Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) funds, generated from Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) applications utilising Indian biological resources. This disbursement was made to sixteen State Biodiversity Boards (SBBs), including Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. Major ABS recipients include: Andhra Pradesh SBB (₹20,66,553), Tamil Nadu SBB (₹16,79,482), Odisha SBB (₹2,09,965), Uttar Pradesh SBB (₹91,500) and Madhya Pradesh SBB (₹79,547). The ABS funds will be transferred to Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) to support biodiversity conservation, sustainable resource management, and community-based livelihood strengthening, including creation and updating of People's Biodiversity Registers (PBRs). Release ID: 2188814. Visitor Counter: 301.
Key Entities Referenced
National Biodiversity Authority (NBA): Releases Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) funds.
Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS): Funds generated from Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) applications utilising Indian biological resources.
Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs): Receives ABS funds to support biodiversity conservation and livelihood strengthening.
Nagoya Protocol: The release reinforces India's commitment to fair and equitable benefit sharing under this Protocol.
State Biodiversity Boards: Sixteen boards receive and forward the ABS amount to benefit claimers.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
NBA Releases Patent-linked Access Benefit-
sharing of ₹43.22 Lakh to the Benefit Claimers
for the first time
Posted On: 11 NOV 2025 4:37PM by PIB Delhi
In a novel initiative, the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has released patent-linked Access and
Benefit Sharing (ABS) funds amounting to ₹43.22 lakh. The funds were generated from Intellectual
Property Rights (IPR) applications that utilised Indian biological resources for obtaining patents and
commercialising the innovation. It marks a significant step in ensuring that benefits derived from
innovations based on Indian biological resources are equitably shared, particularly with communities,
knowledge holders, and custodians who have conserved these resources for generations.
The ABS amount has been disbursed to sixteen State Biodiversity Boards, namely, Andhra Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha,
Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal, for onward release to
the respective benefit claimers.
Major ABS recipients [SBBs] include:
Andhra Pradesh SBB [₹20,66,553]
Tamil Nadu SBB [₹16,79,482]
Odisha SBB [₹2,09,965]
Uttar Pradesh SBB [₹91,500]
Madhya Pradesh SBB [₹79,547]
The ABS, once transferred to the Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs), will support
biodiversity conservation, sustainable resource management, and community-based livelihood
strengthening. This may include activities such as creation and updating of People’s Biodiversity
Registers (PBRs), documentation of traditional knowledge, and other local conservation initiatives.
This milestone reinforces India’s commitment to fair and equitable benefit sharing under the Nagoya
Protocol, while strengthening grassroots-level biodiversity governance across the country.
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