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GM mustard policy on hold by Center Context:

The government on 17.07.2017 informed the Supreme Court that a policy decision on the commercial release of the Genetically Modified (GM) mustard crop is yet to be finalised.

Introduction:

On October 17, 2016, the court had extended the stay on the commercial release of the GM mustard until further orders.
The court had asked the Centre to collect public opinion before the release.
Thus, the Center is running through various suggestions on and objections to the commercial rollout of the GM crops.
The government now gets a week by a Bench of Justice to report back on when the policy would be finalised which the condition that he policy should be good-intentioned and well-informed.

Drawback:

The government was sowing the seeds in various fields without publishing the bio-safety documents which has to be made public by putting it on the website.
Moreover field trials were being carried out without the relevant tests.