The Telangana State Biodiversity Board has been constituted by the Government of Telangana in the year 2014 under Section 22 of chapter VI of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 vide G.O.Ms.No.21, EFS&T Dept., dt.25.10.2014 as notified in the Telangana Gazette No.85 dated 05.11.2014.
As per the provisions of the Section 63(1) of the Biological Diversity Act 2002 the State Government has to frame Telangana Biological Diversity Rules for implementation and carrying out the purposes of the said Act.