In India, the organisation responsible for assessing the safety of introducing genetically modified organisms for public use is

The Indian Government has set up organisations such as Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC ), which will make decisions regarding the validity of GM research and the safety of introducing GM-organisms for public services.Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India, a premier national R&D organisation, is among the world's largest publicly funded R&D organisation.The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi, the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research, is one of the oldest medical research bodies in the world.