The funding for stem cell research, which has only been by DBT, will be expanded to include Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and other agencies. There are plans to include the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Balasubramanian, who also heads the L V Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad, said last year, 30 per cent of the Rs 400 crore budget of the DBT was spent on research.










