The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee, whose permission is required for cultivation of any genetically modified crop such as Bt‑Cotton in India, is under the Union Minister of [2003]

The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee, whose permission is required for cultivation of any genetically modified crop such as Bt‑Cotton in India, is under the Union Minister of

The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) is the apex statutory body regulating genetically modified organisms and approving the environmental release of GM crops in India. Constituted under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, it functions under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Approval from the GEAC is mandatory for commercial cultivation of GM crops, with Bt cotton being the only GM crop commercially approved so far.