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title: "Review Committee on Genetic Manipulation: Definition"
description: "The Review Committee on Genetic Manipulation (RCGM) is India's expert body monitoring high-risk recombinant DNA research and approving field trials."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed July 7, 2026

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- The Review Committee on Genetic Manipulation is India's expert body under the Department of Biotechnology that monitors high-risk recombinant DNA research and approves small-scale field trials of genetically engineere…
- How does the RCGM differ from the GEAC?
- Under what legal authority does the RCGM operate?
- Where does the RCGM sit in India's GMO regulatory hierarchy?
- Why has the RCGM's placement within the DBT been criticised?

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