Tamil Nadu Biotechnology Policy 2014. Country/Territory India Territorial subdivision Tamil Nadu Document type Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Cultivated plants Keyword Agricultural development Biotechnology Biosafety Biodiversity Business/industry/corporations Capacity building Certification Genetic resources Governance Internal trade International trade Monitoring Policy/planning Public health Registration Risk assessment/management Standards Research Sustainable use Hygiene/sanitary procedures Biological agents GMO Plant protection Geographical area Asia, ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract The new Policy is designed to facilitate new biotech companies to come to Tamil Nadu by creating an enabling environment. The broad objectives of the new Biotech policy are: to take up a detailed inventory of the bio-resources in the State; to attract R&D institutions and Manufacturing firms to Tamil Nadu by performing specific activities to improve the biotech industry and related sectors, as well as addressing issues such as Intellectual Property Rights, Bio-safety, Biosurveillance and Bio-ethics, etc. Full text English Website www.environment.tn.gov.in