The Park has been receiving continuous support
from both the State and the Central Governments.
The Government of Andhra Pradesh has designated
around 600 sq kms in three blocks around Hyderabad
as Genome Valley for life sciences development
and one such location is around the ICICI Knowledge
Park and the S P Biotech Park. The State Government
has provided 200 acres of land for establishing
the Park and also declared the area as a no-pollution
zone and prohibited the establishment of polluting
industries within a radius of 25 km of the Park.
ICICI Knowledge Park is recognized by the Government
of India as a SIRO (Scientific & Industrial Research Organization)
and is entitled to customs and excise duty waivers.
The Park has received partial funding from National Science
and TEchnology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB),
Department of Science & Technology (DST) to establish
the Life Science Incubator and from Department of Scientific &
Industrial Research (DSIR), Government of India to establish the Virtual Information Centre.
Customs Department has set up an extension
counter at the Park for speedy clearances and
issued a public notice whereby perishable and
refrigerated goods of any R&D centre located
at the Park would be cleared without any delay.
AP Technology Development Council has set up
a Patent Facilitating Cell at the Park to take
care of the patent related needs of the clients.