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Critical to cut edible oil imports — Modi govt makes strong pitch for GM mustard in SC -Bhadra Sinha

-ThePrint.in

In an affidavit filed before Supreme Court, environment ministry has said domestic production of GM Mustard will reduce India’s dependency on other countries to meet domestic demand.

New Delhi: Defending the clearance given last month to the environmental release of Genetically Modified (GM) Mustard, the central government told the Supreme Court that the deployment of GM Mustard hybrids will contribute to India’s self-sustenance in the production of edible oil and shall go a long way in realising the vision of “Atmanirbhar Bharat”. To oppose it, the government added, will hurt farmers, consumers and industry.

In an affidavit filed before the top court, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) said that domestic production of GM Mustard will reduce India’s dependency on other countries from where it is importing large quantities of edible oil to meet domestic demand.

On 3 November, a bench of justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Sudhanshu Dhulia had sought a response to an application seeking moratorium on the release of GM Mustard even as the Centre assured there will be no “precipitative action”. The affidavit filed Thursday is in response to this court order.

At present, India meets nearly 55-60 per cent of its edible oil demand through imports, the affidavit mentioned.

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