From: GM Free India <indiagmfree@gmail.com>

Date: Thursday, 10 September 2026

To: 

Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhan

Hon’ble Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare

Government of India.

Respected Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan ji,

Namaste. We are writing from the “Coalition for a GM-Free India”, a national volunteer-driven platform of public-spirited citizens across India. We have been engaged with issues related to agriculture, health, biodiversity conservation, technology, food safety and empowerment of farmers for more than two decades. One of our core concerns is regulation of gene technologies and its usage in our farming systems since these affect citizens, their health, livelihoods and environment on a large, unprecedented scale. 

We write this letter in light of recent reports that seed multiplication for ‘Pusa DST Rice ‘  is underway ahead of this winter’s sowing season, The Hindu BusinessLine, 8th August 2026  and to express our urgent concerns regarding its release. We strongly urge that the Government stop this release before it becomes irreversible, for the reasons set out in this letter below.

The Dangers of Gene Editing Technology

1. Imprecise Nature of Gene Editing 

Gene editing tools invariably produce unintended DNA damage. If that happens, you end up changing the biochemistry and composition of the crop. And that could include the production of novel toxins and allergens.  It is not very different from conventional transgenic technology, and should not be presented as a safe and precise technology. A vast body of scientific literature proves otherwise. 

The agricultural biotech industry claims that gene-editing tools like CRISPR-Cas changes the genome in a precise way resulting in only intended changes. This claim is refuted by an ever-growing amount of scientific evidence proving its imprecision. Studies have shown that  Sukumar Biswas et al., 2020; Kosicki et al., 208; Skryabin et al., 2020, Science Advances  CRISPR-Cas9-based SDN- creates insertions, deletions, and DNA rearrangements beyond the intended edit site. These ‘unintended mutations’ generate proteins with unknown toxicity or allergenicity for humans, animals, and have unresearched ecological effects. 

The severity of this imprecision and unpredictability is shown through the numerous deaths in human gene-editing trials. For example, in March 2025, a six-year-old girl died in Shanghai days after receiving an experimental CRISPR-based gene therapy, following a severe immune reaction; it is another matter that the reports of the death emerged only in mid-2026, suppressed till then.  The severe immune response got triggered by the delivery vector, as reports indicate. While we admit that there are differences between human and crop gene editing, these incidents of human genome editing with extreme adverse impacts show that gene-editing outcomes are imprecise and difficult to control even under human trials, let alone the release of the under-researched and unmonitored genetically edited rice varieties which have not undergone any safety testing. In the plant kingdom, any genetic modification is irreversible and uncontrollable as pollen spreads through numerous ways, as you kindly know. 

2. Use of Foreign Materials even in SDN- and SDN-2 techniques and consequent harmful Impacts

Foreign genetic material is introduced in the creation of genome edited organisms as plasmids/other vectors, promoter genes etc, even in cases where the intention is not to insert alien genetic material. In 2022, the SDN- and SDN-2 gene editing techniques were essentially de-regulated. The de-regulation means there is no mandatory biosafety testing  at the moment even though these techniques also introduce foreign genetic material.  Both Kamala and Pusa DST Rice  were developed using SDN- gene-editing technology. The result is that Kamala and Pusa DST Rice  have been launched without biosafety testing  having been unfortunately given exemptions , a huge cause for concern. Lack of biosafety testing is unacceptable and no release of gene edited rice  hereafter referred to as GEd rice   should take place without understanding its implications. A contempt petition before the Supreme Court raises the regulatory status of gene-edited crops arguing that gene-edited products fall within the definitions of “biotechnology,” “gene technology,” and “genetic engineering” under the 989 Rules, and that no exemption from GMO regulation is therefore lawful. Thus, gene editing is a subset of genetic modification, not a distinct category and all: SDN-, SDN-2, SDN-3, and base and prime editing fall within existing GMO rules.

3. Negative Impact on India’s Rice Export Markets

India is currently the world’s largest rice producer. The surplus rice produced then reaches the global markets. The challenge now lies in the fact that several markets have concerns against gene edited produce and even reject such imports. Key markets which are destinations for our rice, such as the Middle East and Gulf region, are pro-organic. Europe’s and US’s regulations do not allow for gene editing in their organic produce.  Gene organic is banned under organic production under both the EU’s NGT regulation and USDA’s National Organic Program. Such kinds of rice varieties will get excluded from certified organic export markets.  Introduction of the two GEd rice varieties will threaten India’s organic rice exports which have been a key area for the economy and the government. For example Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 5th August 2026 speech itself emphasised the need to “go organic to tap into the global agri-markets”. He emphasised the need to expand from the farm to export markets and to adopt organic farming since the demand for chemical-free food is only increasing. The introduction of these two rice varieties will threaten the move towards organic farming and jeopardise our trade from gene edited rice varieties. 

4. Scientific Integrity Concerns regarding ICAR’s Data

The primary justification for fast-tracking these varieties was higher yield, drought tolerance, and salinity/alkalinity resistance. However, this claim does not hold up under scrutiny of ICAR’s own official trial data. There are shocking and serious errors and critical gaps in ICAR’s own Annual Progress Reports  2023 and 2024  of the All India Coordinated Research Project on Rice  AICRPR  presented in our previous press release titled ‘Scientific Fraud Exposed in ICAR’s Genome-Edited Rice Trials: Coalition for a GM-Free India Sounds the Alarm‘ , which can be accessed at the link below:
https://indiagminfo.org/scientific-fraud-exposed-in-icars-genome-edited-rice-trials-coalition-for-a-gm-free-india-sounds-the-alarm/ . 

Instead of a scientific scrutiny of the arguments put forward by the civil society representatives on this matter, it is very unfortunate that the Government issued a gag order on even scientific publications from coordinated research studies.

5. Imminent Threat to India’s Seed Sovereignty due to IPR Issues  

Gene-editing tools are proprietary technologies. In the United States, CRISPR-Cas9 patents have been the subject of over a decade of litigation between two groups: CVC group and the Broad Institute, with a 2026 decision for its use in eukaryotic cells in favour of Broad Institute. Corteva Agriscience, the main aggregator of this technology, has taken licenses from both the groups for gene editing technology and now licenses agricultural CRISPR-Cas9 rights to other users worldwide. However, neither party fully “owns” CRISPR and the IPR aspects are vague and divided.

The GOI has not publicly disclosed the terms on which India’s national research and academic system accessed the technologies used to develop DRR Dhan 00  Kamala  and Pusa DST Rice , nor the associated IPR liabilities. This has direct implications for India’s seed and food sovereignty: India will develop gene-edited crops domestically while remaining structurally dependent on foreign-controlled IP for their commercial release. For a country that has opposed patents on life forms, for India’s government to be wilfully pushing our farmers towards patented seed technologies is highly objectionable. The Government is compromising our sovereignty by doing so.

6. Environmental Risks and  Threats to India’s Traditional Rice Diversity

India is the Centre of Origin and Diversity for rice, home to thousands of traditional varieties. There are several farmer bred landraces that have been developed and conserved by farming communities through continuous selection in real fields over generations and perform better than the GEd rice varieties. For example, the Pokkali series of Kerala is known for its salinity tolerance, while the Arupratham Kuruvai of Tamil Nadu shows tolerance to waterlogging in deltaic conditions. The Nona Bokra of West Bengal survives in high salinity and tidal flood conditions. These landraces are proof of real world innovation that has developed continuously for generations in the harshest field conditions. Introducing gene-edited rice poses the risk of contamination into traditional varieties and ecosystems, making them vulnerable. This will undermine natural farming systems, which depend on traditional and open-pollinated varieties, and risks unknown effects on soil microbial communities and water use given how little  data exists on these two varieties. These two GEd rice varieties put India at risk of losing its diverse gene pool with respect to rice. Within these traditional varieties which will be at risk also lie a number of traditional drought and salinity tolerant varieties as well as high yielders, with good nutritional characteristics.

7. Offending Cultural and Religious Sentiments across India 

Besides these concerns, is another one that relates directly to the cultural and moral sentiments of several communities in India. Rice is considered culturally significant in several Indian communities and is used as ‘akshat’, in religious ceremonies nationwide. ‘Akshat’ itself means unbroken and whole. Now, gene editing involves genetic deletions  366 base pairs in Pusa DST Rice  and 33 base pairs in DRR Dhan 00 Kamala . Introducing genetically altered rice into a cultural system where wholeness and purity of the grain holds meaning risks hurting the religious and cultural sentiments of a very large number of Indians, an aspect that is completely overlooked in the current framework.

8. Other Concerns

Samba Mahsuri is the parent line of gene-edited Kamala  DRR Dhan 00 , and MTU 00 is the parent of gene-edited Pusa DST Rice , scheduled for release in Rabi 2026. There is a loss in both, milling and head rice recovery according to AICRP 2024 and 2025 trial data:

• Kamala mills at 68.6% against 70.8% for Samba Mahsuri- a loss of 2.2 percentage points.

• Kamala’s Head Rice Recovery  HRR  is 57.% against 59.9% for Samba Mahsuri-a 2.8-point loss.

• Pusa DST Rice ‘s HRR fell to 5.5% in 2023 against 56.8% for MTU 00  a 5.3-point loss, 245 kg/ha, Rs 5,709/ha , and widened further in 2024 to 46% against 55% for MTU 00 

This widening year-on-year gap for Pusa DST Rice  raises particular concern given its scheduled Rabi 2026 release timeline.

Thus, there will be adverse impacts on human health and safety, wildlife and ecology and the nation’s future if these are released. If gene-edited rice varieties are indeed as  beneficial as they are claimed to be, they must undergo thorough testing with the data being publicly available for wider scientific scrutiny. Given the many concerns we have mentioned in this letter, and the scientific evidence proving its hazardous impacts, there is an immediate need to ensure the 2 GEd rice varieties – Kamala  DRR Dhan 00 , Pusa DST Rice  are not released. 

We urge you to – 

   Ensure that the planned release of Kamala  DRR Dhan 00 , Pusa DST Rice  is withdrawn immediately, and share all data related to Kamala  DRR Dhan 00 , Pusa DST Rice   and subsequently for all gene edited crops and animals  in the public domain.

2  Ensure that all gene editing in agriculture and animals remain fully regulated under GMO regulations given the inherent imprecision of gene editing and detailed reasons shared above. 

3  Exemption of SDN- and SDN-2 category gene-edited plants under Rule 20 of the “Rules for the manufacture, use, import, export & storage of hazardous microorganisms/genetically engineered organisms or cells, 989” must be withdrawn. 

4  Ensure that India’s farmers are not pushed towards patented technologies in our seed systems – it is with a considered and public-interest reason that India consciously chose to stay away from Patents on Living Organisms and Essentially Biological Processes; de-facto seed patents, by getting genetic material to be patented, or particular gene technologies-related tools to be patented defeats this statutory approach in letter as well as spirit. 

Sincerely,

Kavitha Kuruganti

Phone Number: 8880067772

Copies to – 

1  Shri Bhupender Yadav, Union Govt Minister for MoEFCC

2  Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State  Independent Charge  for Science and Technology

Endorsed by:

1. Dr Aishwarya J, Independent Researcher, Chennai 

2. Dr Amitav Banerjee, Concerned Citizen, Pune 

3. Dr Anjali, Concerned Citizen, Delhi 

4. Dr Avik Ray, Researcher, Analyst, Science Communicator, Kolkata, West Bengal 

5. Dr Babu Joseph, Gandhian Collective, Kerala 

6. Dr Banhi Chakraborty, Retd IIT, Kharagpur Teacher, Kolkata, West Bengal 

7. Dr Challa Nageswarrao, Farmer, Hyderabad 

8. Dr Chandrashekhar Hirachandji Mendole, Associate professor, Maharashtra 

9. Dr CMD, Environmental & Agriculture Economist, Karnataka 

10. Dr D Narasimha Reddy, Concerned Citizen, Hyderabad 

11. Dr Debarati Chakraborty, Concerned Citizen, Kolkata 

12. Dr Dhakshinamoorthy Thavamani, Concerned Citizen, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 

13. Dr Dhiraj Singh, PhD Plant Breeding Retired Scientist and Research Manager, Uttar Pradesh 

14. Dr Firuzi Mehta, BHMS  Mum  HMD  Lon  IACH DIHom  Gr , Mumbai 

15. Dr Frederic Landy, Professor, University of Paris Nanterre, France Associate fellow, French Institute of Pondicherry, India, Paris, France 

16. Dr G R Vora, Petition Group Foundation, Mumbai 

17. Dr Gayatri Panditrao, BHMS,Homoeopathic Consultant ; PGDEMS, Pune 

18. Dr Iftekhar Hussain, D O S M and State President of International Human Rights Protectors Group, Kolkata, West Bengal 

19. Dr K Babu Rao, Scientists for People, Hyderabad, Telangana 

20. Dr Kushal Sachan, Common law copyright living man, Uttar Pradesh 

21. Dr Lubna Sarwath, Concerned Citizen, Social Activist & Ecological Economist from the Indian National Congress, Hyderabad, Telangana 

22.   Dr Malini Devanandan, Physician, Vellore, Tamil Nadu

23.   Dr Narasimha Reddy Donthi, Public Policy Expert, Hyderabad 

24.   Dr Praveen Saxena, Concerned Citizen, Hyderabad, Telangana 

25.   Dr Preeti ER, Researcher, Bangalore 

26.   Dr Pritha Banerjee, Assistant Professor and Concerned Citizen, Kolkata 

27.   Dr Punam Behl, Concerned Citizen, Delhi 

28.   Dr Rajinder Chaudhary, Former Professor of Economics, MDU, Rohtak and Advisor to Kudarti Kheti Abhiyan, Haryana, Haryana 

29.   Dr Rakesh Makwana, Concerned Citizen, Ahmedabad 

30.   Dr Sagari R Ramdas, Veterinary Scientist , Food Sovereignty Alliance, Telangana 

31.   Dr Sai Krishna Ghanta, Concerned Citizen, Vakkalagadda 

32.   Dr Sangeeta Sahi, Unified Prakriti Foundation, Delhi 

33.   Dr Shreekumar, Concerned Citizen, Udupi, Karnataka 

34.   Dr Srinivasa Reddy Mandala, M Srinivasa Reddy, PhD, Hyderabad 

35.   Dr Sunayana Ganguly, Climate educators network, Karnataka 

36.   Dr Tarak Kate, Dharamitra, Wardha, Maharashtra 

37.   Dr Uma Shankari, Farmer, Concerned Citizen, Venkatramapuram, Andhra Pradesh 

38.   Dr Uma T, BSMS;MSc Epidemiology , Tamil Nadu 

39.   Dr Vijay Rukmini Rao, Gramya Resource Centre for women, Secunderabad, Telangana 

40.   Ms Adrija Chaudhuri, Researcher on agri-food systems, Concerned Citizen, Hyderabad, Telangana 

41.   Ms Afrah Afzal, Concerned Citizen, Mangalore 

42.   Ms Afreen Begum, FSA, Telangana 

43.   Ms Anandi, Psychologist, Pune 

44.   Ms Archana, Concerned Citizen, Bangalore 

45.   Ms Aruna, Citizen, Adilabad 

46.   Ms Aruna Rodrigues, Economist and lead Petitioner in a Public interest Writ in the Supreme Court of India    to protect India’s Food and Farming from  irreversible  GMO Contamination 

47.   Ms Bhuvaneswari, Concerned Citizen, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 

48.   Ms Batul Kagalwala, Concerned Citizen, Mumbai

49.   Ms Bindu, Concerned Citizen, Telangana 

50.   Ms Bowya Balika, MSW, Tamil Nadu 

51.   Ms Brinda Adige, Ananya Mahila Okkutta, Bengaluru 

52.   Ms Cheryl Castanha, Concerned Citizen, Goa 

53.   Ms Chhavi S, Concerned Citizen, Mumbai, Maharashtra 

54.   Ms Chitra, Concerned Citizen, Bangalore 

55.   Ms Chitra Rutubandh, Concerned Citizen, Bangalore 

56.   Ms Cynthia Stephen, Independent development policy researcher and journalist, Bangalore, Karnataka 

57.   Ms Deepa Ramchandani, Concerned Citizen, Pune 

58.   Ms Devika Mahadevan, Individual – Masters in Development Studies, Goa 

59.   Ms Eva Barreto, Concerned Citizen, Goa 

60.   Ms Geeta K, Concerned Citizen, Mumbai, Maharashtra 

61.   Ms Geeta Sahu, Concerned Citizen, Karnataka 

62.   Ms Geeta Soneji, Concerned Citizen, Hyderabad 

63.   Ms Geetha, Concerned Citizen, Chennai 

64.   Ms Hema Jain, Concerned Citizen, Bangalore 

65.   Ms Indrani B, A teacher, would like to protest this act of government, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh 

66.   Ms K Uma, Concerned Citizen, Bangalore, Karnataka 

67.   Ms Kaajal M, Concerned Citizen, Rangareddy 

68.   Ms Kavita, Concerned Citizen, Andhra Pradesh 

69.   Ms Kshama Nagaraja, Former assistant professor of UX design, Bengaluru 

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71.   Ms Lakshmi Kavula, Concerned Citizen, Hyderabad, Telangana 

72.   Mrs Lakshmi Andal Thatha, Concerned Citizen and Environmentalist, Chennai

73.   Ms Lilia Pinto, Concerned Citizen, Candolim Goa 

74.   Ms Mansi, Concerned Citizen, Bangalore 

75.   Ms Meenakshi Umesh, Concerned Citizen, Tamil Nadu 

76.   Ms Megan Gonsalves, Concerned Citizen, Mumbai, Maharashtra 

77.   Ms Mehajabin Nargees M P, Concerned Citizen, Kerala 

78.   Ms Mojo, Concerned Citizen, Delhi 

79.   Ms Mokshajain, Concerned Citizen, Andhra Pradesh 

80.   Ms Nandhini Venkatesan, B E, Concerned Citizen, Chennai 

81.   Ms Neeraja Shetty, Concerned Citizen, Bangalore 

82.   Ms Nikita Naidu, Climate and Regenerative Justice, Hyderabad, Telangana 

83.  Ms Nikhil Virsi, Concerned Citizen, Tamil Nadu

84.   Ms Ninette Sequeira, Concerned Citizen, Goa 

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86.   Ms Nirmala, Concerned Citizen, Tamil Nadu 

87.   Ms Nirmala Gowda, Mapping Malnad, Bangalore, Karnataka 

88.   Ms Nirzaree, Data Scientist, Bangalore, Karnataka 

89.   Ms Nisha Koiri, Awaken India Movement, Maharashtra 

90.   Ms Nishkala Ranjith Kumar, Home gardener, Chennai 

91.   Ms Nivedita Ramanan, TNIVK, Chennai 

92.  Ms Padma Reddy, Concerned Citizen, Coonoor, Tamil Nadu

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99.   Ms Reema Shah, Concerned Citizen, Mumbai, Maharashtra 

100.   Ms Rekha Kumari, Sahodaya Trust, Gaya, Bihar 

101. Ms Rekha Setty, Aram organic farming, Chennai 

102.   Ms Renu, Concerned Citizen, Uttarakhand 

103.   Ms Reshma Talgaonkar, Chartered Accountant, Maharashtra 

104.   Ms Rosamma Thomas, Concerned Citizen, Pala, Kerala 

105.   Ms Ruchira Godbole, Concerned Citizen, Thane West 

106.   Ms Sadhana, Concerned Citizen, Mumbai 

107.   Ms Sakina, Concerned Citizen, Mumbai

108.   Ms Sandra Pinto, Concerned Citizen, Goa 

109.   Ms Sangeetha, Concerned Citizen, Chennai 

110.   Ms Sangita Banerjee, Concerned Citizen, New Delhi, Delhi 

111.   Ms Saraswati Kavula, Awaken India Movement, Telangana 

112.   Ms Savia G, MA, Goa 

113.   Ms Sd Lalita, Concerned Citizen, Maharashtra 

114.   Ms Seema, Concerned Citizen, Pune 

115.   Ms Seema Raisoni, Concerned Citizen, Mumbai 

116.   Ms Serena Dinker, Concerned Citizen, Chennai 

117.   Ms Shamala, Research, Bangalore 

118.   Ms Shanti Gonsalves, Concerned Citizen, Goa 

119.   Ms Shilpa Lekurwale, BSc, Maharashtra 

120.   Ms Shiney V, Concerned Citizen, Kerala 

121.   Ms Shubhangi, Sambhaav Trust, Kota 

122.   Ms Smita, Engineer, Karnataka 

123.   Ms Smita Purushottam, Concerned Citizen, Delhi 

124.   Ms Sreedevi, Social entrepreneur, Coimbatore 

125.   Ms Sreeja K V, Patasala Arangottukara, Kerala 

126.   Ms Sudha Krishnan, Concerned Citizen, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 

127.   Ms Sujatha, Highest degree: MCA, Tamil Nadu 

128.   Ms Susheela, Concerned Citizen, Bangalore 

129.   Ms Uma Gupta, Concerned Citizen, Mumbai, Maharashtra 

130.   Ms Urmila Ramakrishna, Teacher, Mumbai 

131.   Ms Usha Narsyanan, Read lecturer from GKVK, Bengaluru 

132.   Ms Usha Rao, Concerned Citizen, Bangalore 

133.   Ms Usha S, Horticulturist and working on agroecology and food system, Trivandrum, Kerala 

134.   Ms Usha Shetty, Concerned Citizen, Karnataka 

135.   Ms V Priya, Food Sovereignty Alliance and Savithri bhai Phule dalita mahila sangam, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 

136.   Ms Vaishali, B COM, Mumbai 

137.   Ms Vidhya, Concerned Citizen, Tamil Nadu 

138.   Ms Vishnu, Concerned Citizen, Tamil Nadu 

139.   Ms Yashodara, Individual, Bangalore 

140.   Ms Yetisha, Concerned Citizen, Chennai 

141.   Mr Abhinav, Concerned Citizen, Mumbai 

142.   Mr Abhishek Gusain, Concerned Citizen of Bharat, Ghaziabad 

143.   Mr Abhishek Saini, Concerned Citizen, New Delhi 

144.   Mr Abraham Verghese, Green Kerala, Thiruvalla, Kerala 

145.   Mr Ajit Sugriva Deokar, Bcom graduate Concerned Citizens, Jaipur 

146.   Mr Akshay, Concerned Citizen, Hubli, Karnataka 

147.   Mr Ali Asghar Shabbir Ali, Concerned Citizen, Mumbai, Maharashtra 

148.   Mr Alroy, Citizen of India, Karnataka 

149.   Mr Amal Sharma, Rashtrahit Chintak Manch, New Delhi, Delhi 

150.   Mr Amba Jamir, Concerned Citizen, Nagaland 

151.   Mr Amit Saran, I am doing farming currently and have completed my MBA in , Karnataka 

152.   Mr Ananthoo, Safe Food Alliance, TN, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 

153.   Mr Anil Kumar, Managing Trustee, Gaya 

154.   Mr Anil Kumar H, Concerned Citizen, Bangalore, Karnataka 

155.   Mr Anil Tiwari, Concerned Citizen, Maharashtra 

156.   Mr Anurag Sharma, Concerned Citizen, Maharashtra 

157.   Mr Arpit Sharma, Farmer, Kota, Rajasthan 

158.   Mr Aryan Pansheriya, BVoc Natural Farming Student, Gujarat 

159.   Mr Ashok Choudhary, Concerned Citizen, Mumbai 

160.   Mr Atul Mishra, Concerned Citizen, Nagpur 

161.   Mr Avinash, Indian citizen, Panvel 

162.   Mr AVS Krishna Chaitanya, Concerned Citizen, Hyderabad 

163.   Mr Ayush, Active citizen, Delhi 

164.   Mr Basil Maraya, Concerned Citizen, Guwahati, Assam 

165.   Mr Battu Manohat, Deputy Executive Engineer, Adilabad, Telangana 

166.   Mr Bhagat, Concerned Citizen, Haryana 

167.   Mr Bhairab Saini, Farmer, West Bengal 

168.   Mr Bharat Mansata, Earthcare Books, Mumbai 

169.   Mr Bhargav Mehta, Concerned Citizen, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 

170.   Mr Biswajit Bhadra, AIM, West Bengal 

171.   Mr Brian Fernandes, Concerned Citizen, South Goa 

172.   Mr Brindawan Das Mundhra, Concerned Citizen, Bikaner, Rajasthan 

173.   Mr C K Sharma, Concerned Citizen, Pune 

174.   Mr Chandra Sekhar Palaka, Concerned Citizen, Rayagada, Odisha 

175.   Mr Chandra Sekaran, Concerned Citizen, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

176.   Mr Charchit Singhaal, Concerned Citizen, Kota 

177.   Mr Chinnaia V, ISSAI, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu 

178.   Mr Chintan, Concerned Citizen of Bharat, Mumbai 

179.   Mr Chitransh Kapoor, Concerned Citizen, Ghaziabad 

180.   Mr Darshan Jain, Concerned Citizen, Bhiwandi 

181.   Mr Deep Saran Bhatnagar, Concerned Citizen, Ujjain 

182.   Mr Deepak, Concerned Citizen, Hyderabad 

183.   Mr Dhanik Shah, Concerned Citizen, Ahmedabad 

184.   Mr Dharmesh Shah, Concerned Citizen, Mumbai 

185.   Mr Dhiren Vikram Shah, B COM, Mumbai 

186.   Mr Dhirendra Kumar Sangram Singh, Concerned Citizen, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 

187.   Mr Dinesh Kumar Mohan, Concerned Citizen, New Delhi 

188.   Mr Dnyaneshwar, BTech Engineer, Pune, Maharashtra 

189.   Mr Ekadashi Nandi, NCNF, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 

190.   Mr Elango S, Concerned Citizen, Coimbatore 

191.   Mr G Kondala Rao, Environmental Justice Forum, Hyderabad 

192.   Mr G Sreenivas, AIM Telangana, Telangana 

193.   Mr Gb, Concerned Citizen, Hyderabad 

194.   Mr Gerard Ribeiro, AIM AWAKENINDIA, Maharashtra 

195.   Mr Girish, Concerned Citizen, Odisha 

196.   Mr Gopi, Concerned Citizen, Chennai 

197.   Mr Goutam Dass, Concerned Citizen, Kolkata 

198.   Mr Hans Kaushik, Graduate, artist and teacher and Concerned Citizen, Tamil Nadu 

199.   Mr Hardik, Concerned Citizen, Ujjain 

200.   Mr Haresh Vora, Concerned Citizen, Mumbai, Maharashtra 

201.   Mr Hari Sankar Rout, PAG, Kandhamal, Odisha 

202.   Mr Harsh Jain, Concerned Citizen, Mumbai 

203.   Mr Hrishikesh Jagtap, Awaken India Movement, Pune, Maharashtra 

204.   Mr Ishwarchandra Ghosh, Concerned Citizen, Mumbai 

205.   Mr Jay, Concerned Citizen, Mumbai 

206.   Mr Jeyaprakash Narayanan, Architect and Bio energy consultant, Bangalore, Karnataka 

207.   Mr JeyaramanV, Concerned Citizen, Tamil Nadu

208.   Mr Jitendra, Concerned Citizen, Odisha 

209.   Mr Jitesh, Concerned Citizen, Sawai Madhopur 

210.   Mr John PT, Kisan Mazdoor Morcha  KMM , Kerala 

211.   Mr Js Kamboj, Farmer, Punjab 

212.   Mr Kailash Anerao, India Greens Party, Thane, Maharashtra 

213.   Mr Kamlesh Singh, CA, BCom and an agriculturist, Bangalore 

214.   Mr Kannan, Concerned Citizen, Chennai 

215.   Mr Kannan Rajagopalan, Worried and Concerned Citizen, Telangana 

216.   Mr Kanniraj, Concerned Citizen, Tamil Nadu 

217.   Mr Karthik G, Iyarkai Velan Periyakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 

218.   Mr Kmahendra,  Telangana, Concerned Citizen

219.   Mr Krish Singh Arora, Aravali Bachao Group, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 

220.   Mr Krishna Rao, Concerned Citizen, Hyderabad 

221.   Mr Kulashekar, Concerned Citizen, Bengaluru, Karnataka 

222.   Mr Kuldeepak Deshpande, Concerned Citizen, Farmer, Maharashtra 

223.   Mr Mageshwaran N, Concerned Citizen, Chennai 

224.   Mr Maha, Concerned Citizen, Tamil Nadu 

225.   Mr Mani, Citizen, Karnataka 

226.   Mr Manish, BMS and Post Graduate, Mumbai 

227.   Mr Mantra Bishnoi, Concerned Citizen, Delhi 

228.   Mr Manu Kaushik, writer and activist, rural manager, Delhi 

229.   Mr Mehul, Concerned Citizen, Gujarat 

230.   Mr Minister Emoven, Concerned Citizen, Punjab 

231.   Mr Mukesh Gupta, Concerned Citizen working with grassroots CBOs and smallholder farmers, Uttar Pradesh 

232.   Mr Mukund, Concerned Citizen, Pune 

233.  Mr Muthamizhan Selvam,  Concerned Citizen, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu

234.  Mr N P Rao, Concerned Citizen, Bhubaneswar 

235.   Mr Nagarajan, organic farmers market, Chennai 

236.   Mr Nageswara Yarragunta, Concerned Citizen, Telangana 

237.   Mr Narasinha Kamath, People of India, Karnataka 

238.   Mr Narayanan Subramanian, Concerned Citizen, Bengaluru 

239.   Mr Naresh, Concerned Citizen, Mumbai 

240.   Mr Nazareth, Concerned Citizen, Thane, Maharashtra 

241.   Mr Neetesh Jain, Social worker, Ahmedabad 

242.   Mr Nikhil K, Concerned Citizen, Kerala 

243.   Mr Ninjur Nagraj Bhat, Concerned Citizen, Telangana 

244.   Mr Nitin Agrawal, Economics student, Chhattisgarh 

245.   Mr Nitul, Concerned Indian, Maharashtra 

246.   Mr P Mahesh Kumar, Concerned Citizen, Telangana 

247.   Mr Pallagani Satyanarayana, Engineer, senior citizens, Hyderabad, Telangana 

248.   Mr Paramjeet Singh, Graduate, Delhi 

249.   Mr Peeyush Sharma, Concerned Citizen, Jaipur 

250.   Mr Pnrao, Individual, Telangana 

251.   Mr Prakash Bhajgotar, B Voc in Natural Farming, Gir Somnath 

252.   Mr Prasad, Concerned Citizen, Telangana 

253.   Mr Pratham Jain, Concerned Citizen, Chennai 

254.   Mr Praveen Kumar, Education – BSc Microbiology Work – Agroecology, Hyderabad, Telangana 

255.   Mr Pravesh R Nigam, Concerned Citizen, Gujarat 

256.   Mr Prem Kumar, Ragi kana, Bangalore 

257.   Mr Punith D G, Bachelors degree in Engineering, Karnataka 

258.   Mr Puran Bartwal, People’s Science Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 

259.   Mr R Balakrishna, Awaken India Movement, Hyderabad, Telangana 

260.   Mr R Rao, AIM, Pune, Maharashtra 

261.   Mr Rajan, Concerned Citizen, Chennai 

262.   Mr Rajesh Shervegar, Concerned Citizen, Mumbai, Maharashtra 

263.   Mr Rajesh Tale, Concerned Citizen, Anand 

264.   Mr Rakesh Bist Ravi, Concerned Citizen, Najafgarh, New Delhi 

265.   Mr Ram, Assertive Consumer Forum, Chennai 

266.   Mr Ram Kumar Bandyopadhyay, Concerned Citizen, West Bengal 

267.   Mr Ramana Lanka, Concerned Citizen, Hyderabad 

268.   Mr Ramesh Babu, Farmer, BE, Bangalore 

269.   Mr Ramkumar G, MTech Energy Engineering, Tiruchirappalli 

270.   Mr Ramnarayan, Ecologist, Concerned Citizen, Uttarakhand 

271.   Mr Ravi Yannam, Concerned Citizen, Maharashtra 

272.   Mr Rohan, individual – industrial designer w/ interest in sustainable development, Chennai 

273.   Mr Rohit Kumar, Concerned Citizen, Alwar, Rajasthan 

274.   Mr Ruhant Kini, Concerned Citizen, Mumbai 

275.   Mr Rupesh Sonkar, Concerned Citizen, Maharashtra 

276.   Mr Saksham Basu, Organic/Traditional Farmer, Rajasthan 

277.   Mr Samar Pal, Concerned Citizen, Lucknow 

278.   Mr Sambathkumar, Software engineer and agriculture, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 

279.   Mr Sanjay Lakra, Concerned Citizen, Odisha 

280.   Mr Sanjib Kumar, Awaken India movement, Baleshwar 

281.   Mr Sanjoy Kumar Sarkar, Individual, Kolkata, West Bengal 

282.   Mr Sathish Kumar, Concerned Citizen, Tamil Nadu 

283.   Mr Satish Darshanala, organic product store Manager, Adilabad, Telangana 

284.   Mr Sayam, Concerned Citizen, Andhra Pradesh 

285.   Mr Sayam Jain, Concerned Citizen, Andhra Pradesh 

286.   Mr Selvam Ramasamy, Tamilnadu Organic Farmers Federation, Arachalur Village, Erode Dist, Tamil Nadu 

287.   Mr Shaik Irfan, Concerned Citizen, Karnataka 

288.   Mr Sharath Kumar, Paddy Farmer, Gobichettipalayam, Tamil Nadu 

289.   Mr Sridhar R, Trivandrum, Kerala, Concerned Citizen

290.   Mr Shyam Prakash, Concerned Citizen, Tamil Nadu 

291.   Mr Shyam Sundar Sridhar, Pagdandi Collective, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 

292.   Mr Siddharth Sharma, Concerned Citizen, Bengaluru 

293.   Mr Siddhartha Panda, Concerned Citizen, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 

294.   Mr Sohil, Concerned Citizen, Mumbai 

295.   Mr Soumik, Academic : PG in Biotechnology; Farmer-Conservator of Landraces, Madhya Pradesh 

296.   Mr Sreeharsha, Rythu Swarajya Vedika, Telangana 

297.   Mr Sreeram Vengayil, Concerned Citizen, Bengaluru 

298.   Mr Sridhar Radhakrishnan, Environmentalist and Policy activist, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 

299.   Mr Subham Saha, Awaken India Movement  AIM , Raiganj, West Bengal 

300.   Mr Sukanta Chakraborty, Mechanical Engineer, presently natural farmer & ‘Concerned Citizen’, Durgapur, West Bengal 

301.   Mr Suresh Kanna, ISSAI, Trichy, Chennai 

302.   Mr Swamimalai Sundar Vimalnathan, Tamilnadu cauvery farmer’s protection association  non political , Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur 

303.   Mr T R Kartik, Concerned Citizen, Bangalore 

304.   Mr Tejas Kothari, Individual, Mumbai 

305.   Mr Tejbir, graduate, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh 

306.   Mr Thilak Raj S, Safe food alliance, Chennai 

307.   Mr Utpal Roy, Concerned Citizen, Alipurduar, West Bengal 

308.   Mr Vasudev Narayanan, Aram Organic Farmers Market, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 

309.   Mr Vijay Sambare, Individual, Sangamner, Maharashtra 

310.   Mr Vijaymurugan A S, Concerned Citizen, Tambaram, Tamil Nadu 

311.   Mr Vinay Chawan, Concerned Citizen, Maharashtra 

312.   Mr Vinay Hoysala, Concerned Citizen, Karnataka 

313.   Mr Vincent D’Souza, Concerned Citizen, Mangalore 

314.   Mr Viral, Concerned Citizen, Kalyan 

315.   Mr Viresh, Concerned Citizen, Anand 

316.   Mr Visvajeet, Concerned Citizen, Maharashtra 

317.   Mr Vommy Ramesh Babu, Concerned Citizen, Telangana 

318.   Mr Waseem, The Masterminds school, Adilabad 

319.   Mr Yash Singh, Concerned Citizen, Patna, Bihar 

320.   Mr Yusuf S Rangwalla, Computer software engineer, Mumbai 

321.   Mr Zalamber Singh, Shimla, Concerned Citizen

322. Ruha Sustainable Livelihood Foundation, NGO, Karnataka