There is no ban on GM crop field trials either by the Government or the Supreme Court, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday.
The Minister informed lok Sabha that Government is of the view that research in GM and confined field trials for generating bio-safety data with all due precautions should be allowed to continue in national interest."As of date, there is no ban on GM crop field trials neither by the Government nor the Supreme Court," Javadekar said in a written reply.
He said a technical expert committee (TEC) was constituted vide Supreme Court order to address issues related to genetically modified crop field trials.The TEC has submitted two final reports - one which has the concurrence of five of its six members and the second by Dr RS Paroda, sixth member.