National Biodiversity Authority Receives 9.68 Crore Rupees in Benefit-Sharing Contributions

The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) received a total of 9.68 crore rupees from users of India's biological resources during the period from April 1, 2026, to September 30, 2026. This amount was collected under the provisions of the Biological Diversity Act 2002 (amended in 2023) and the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) regulations.

Out of the total receipts, 9.56 crore rupees were obtained for access to biological resources across various sectors. According to the sector-wise details, the agricultural seed sector provided the highest contribution of 7.16 crore rupees. This was followed by the food and beverage sector with 1.59 crore rupees and the animal husbandry sector with 62.01 lakh rupees. Additionally, 11.24 lakh rupees were received from IPR-related applications, while the remaining amount came from sectors such as Ayush, red sandalwood, and cosmetics.

Among the major contributors, M/s East West Seeds India Limited made the highest contribution of approximately 2.01 crore rupees. The largest single payment was made by M/s Syngenta Life Science Limited, amounting to 1.17 crore rupees. Other significant contributors included M/s Tata Chemicals Private Limited (52.06 lakh rupees), M/s Indena India Private Limited (45.89 lakh rupees), M/s Grow Indigo Limited (45.79 lakh rupees), M/s Novozymes South Asia (44.11 lakh rupees), and M/s Nongwoo Seed India (40.53 lakh rupees). Furthermore, M/s Nunhems India Limited made an advance payment of approximately 1.64 crore rupees. These contributions included domestic entities as well as international organizations from Sri Lanka, Germany, France, Republic of Korea, and Bhutan.

The revenue generated reflects a wide diversity of biological resources, including agricultural crops such as chickpeas, red lentils, green moong, horse gram, flaxseed, guar gum, sago, and brown rice. Medicinal plants such as Ashwagandha, Shatavari, Kalmegh, Mulethi, and Moringa were utilized, along with soil microorganisms like Azospirillum and Rhizobium. Livestock genetic resources, including frozen semen of Mithun, Jersey cows, and Murrah buffaloes, as well as red sandalwood wood, were also included.

According to the NBA, approximately 278 crore rupees have been raised through ABS since 2008, of which more than 200 crore rupees have been distributed among biodiversity conservation efforts, communities, farmers, and institutions. This mechanism aims to link the use of biological resources with conservation and the equitable sharing of benefits. The distributed funds are used for updating People's Biodiversity Registers, research, documentation, and the welfare of local communities through State Biodiversity Boards and Union Territory Biodiversity Councils.