Table 1 Six competent authorities

rDNA Advisory Committee (RDAC)

Advise on biosafety of emerging technologies

Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology

Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBSC)

R&D and Contained Experiments

Set up in registered Institutions, Universities and Private Companies; report to RCGM

Review Committee on Genetic Manipulation (RCGM)

Scientific risk assessment of plants, animals, biopharma, microbes and Guidelines

Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology

Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC)

Final Approval for environmental release including confined field trials

Ministry of Environment and Forests and climate change

State Biotechnology Coordination committee (SBCC)

For monitoring and supervision at state level

Concerned State Governments

District Level Committee (DLC)

Depending upon the need for local supervision and compliance