CM's panel to seeks states' view on use of GM technology in farming

The panel was constituted by PM Narendra Modi after the first meeting of NITI Aayog Governing Council after assuming office for the second term

A high-powered panel of chief ministers has sought states’ views on whether GM (genetically modified) crops could be used to boost productivity in agriculture, the panel's head said Friday. 

“As regards to use of GM technology in agriculture there are divergent views in the country today and now we have sought the states' opinion on the topic after which experts will be consulted and then a final decision taken on the same," said Devendra Fadnavis, chief minister of Maharashtra, and chairman of the high-powered panel on transforming agriculture. 

The panel was constituted by PM Narendra Modi after the first meeting of NITI