New Strain of Rice
Budget sanctioned for the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) is Rs. 98.05 lakhs. This work is done through CRISPR-Cas9 mediated Genome Editing technology.
The research work is carried out with the approval of the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBSC) constituted by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India as per Rules 1989 under Environment (protection) Act 1986.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change vide its OM F.No. C-12013/3/2020-CS-III, dated 30th March, 2022 has exempted the Genome Edited plants in the categories of SDN1 and SDN2, which are free of exogenously introduced DNA, from the provisions of Rules 7-11 (both inclusive) of the Rules 1989.
Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India has notified “Guidelines for the Safety Assessment of Genome Edited Plants, 2022” vide OM File No. PID-15011/1/2022-PPB-DBT dated 17.5.2022.
Genome edited lines is expected to be available for field evaluation by Kharif 2024 and for general cultivation during 2026 after two years of field testing.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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