Jitendra Singh inaugurates BioNEST at CFTRI Mysuru to boost food startups

April 4, 2026 3:13 PM

Jitendra Singh inaugurates BioNEST at CFTRI Mysuru to boost food startups

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh on Saturday inaugurated the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)-BioNEST Incubation Centre at the Central Food Technology & Research Institute (CFTRI) in Mysuru. The state-of-the-art facility, equipped with dedicated incubation suites and shared infrastructure, is expected to provide a major boost to food startups by supporting advanced research, scale-up validation and regulatory facilitation in food bioprocessing and biotechnology. ...

Jitendra Singh lays foundation of hostel at Central Food Technology Research Institute in Mysuru

April 4, 2026 1:05 PM

Jitendra Singh lays foundation of hostel at Central Food Technology Research Institute in Mysuru

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh on Friday laid the foundation stone for a 30 single-occupancy hostel facility at the Central Food Technology Research Institute (CFTRI) in Mysuru. The facility, being developed under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), is aimed at supporting trainees, farmers, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) and self-help groups through residential training programmes. The upcoming complex at the M.G. Halli campus will accommodate around 50 participants and include k...